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Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV
The two on the sides look to be for hanging unless they do both. I think there is a center post that might tilt it but it's hard to see in that picture.
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The center post is indeed the angle changer. There's a 20:1 BAG versa at the base attached to a 1/2" 0.25 lead screw. Yeah, the 1/2" screw is a bit overkill, but we already had it and the nut in the shop.
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Originally Posted by Chris is me
Looks simple and effective.
Any reason why those 10 point hanging hooks aren't completely passive? Could save yourself a little weight and time at the end of a match that way, though I am sure your solution is already fast (and it's a buzzer beater).
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We're planning on shooting either from the far side or near side of the pyramid. For ranging and alignment we want to just run into the pyramid. A passive hanging system wouldn't have allowed that. If the active system gives us any problems we'll just bolt a passive hanger on.
The simplicity is thanks to designing and building within means. We graduated a lot of experienced seniors and had a lot of new students and mentors this year. Plus a lead mentor with a lot more time constraints due to a new son. So said lead mentor put some limits on what we could practically accomplish in our 6 weeks. As a result we're going to finish with time to spare for practice this year.