[McGurky]

Just to update everyone on the progress

Yesterday we finished our supporting frame for the arm and got it all mounted, and it makes mountains of difference. While the forklift does shake a bit at the top, it is nothing major like what you see in the video.

Winch: Powered by two window motors(on spikes). It simply spools the length of 1/16th inch cable needed, nothing simple. Currently there is no down-drive that is connected, but we do have one member finishing it up(much more complex than expected)

Bumpers: Like stated earlier, the entire mechanism is mounted on the KOP Igus Drylin sliders. In total, the entire mechanism slides from within the frame(in starting configuration) to about 2.5 inches outside the frame perimeter(and past the bumpers), allowing the final stage of the forklift to extend fully to the ground to pick up tubes. The whole system has a total draw of 11inches from fully retracted to fully extended with final stage on the floor.

Hopefully we can get up a video on Monday of the entire mechanism and how it works (a video is worth a million words).


Hope this helps answer some of the burning questions!

-McGurky