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Re: Releasing winch system without shifters
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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
One nice feature of a cam is that, with a little math, you can derive the equation for the spiral so that the torque required to drive it remains constant as it is pulling back the arm. Then you can use that equation to cut out the cam.
That's sweet!

I've made this (https://www.dropbox.com/s/vmkm7jq1km...%2012%20AM.png) the other day using Inventor's Create Spiral tool. What do you think?
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