An absolutely
AWESOME machine, Swampdude!!!
Man I'm glad we're not facing you guys this year! That ramp-cliff scares the
heck out of me!
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Originally posted by Swampdude
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2. Our light may be a prob, if I mount it like one of the many conflicting rules suggest I'd have to serve it up for a volley, and then we'd have a busted light by the 2nd match. So I'm going to make an optional mount and bring it and show the judge if they don't like where we put it (which can be seen clearly from any angle and at all times) then I'll show them our only option and it'll be obvious we'll have a broken light thereafter.
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How about mounting the gumball on a "spill-proof houseboat cup holder", within your machine? You simply whip up a pivoted "U" holder for the gumball, and keep the gumball's center of gravity below the pivot. Think of it as a solid version of a kid's playground swing, but it doesn't have to have a solid crossbar at the top (in fact you could probably have the lens
entirely above the swing axis).
Set it up so the swing axis is parallel to the unfolding axis. Now, it'll always right itself as you unfold, and be in the right orientation to meet spec. In fact, if you're clever and use insulated bushings to electrically isolate the hinge pins from the chassis, you could probably even feed the power to it through the pivot pair to eliminate a dangling wire!
If you wish this inside and protected, you'd have to replace a couple of chunks of the green exterior paneling with something transparent so it's visible on all sides, but
that shouldn't be a problem, right?
- Keith