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Re: pic: Omni Idea
If you can find away to not detsroy the outer ring of the wheel, you've got yourself one of the greatest (IMHO) concepts in FIRST! Perhaps you could cut a slot in the pvc, spead it around the wheel ring, then fasten the pvc back together (industrial staples, hot glue gun?). Once those are sealed again, just put some sort of grippy material on them and it could vey well work just as well as the fancier omniwheels out there.
Let us know how much play there are in the pvc pipes when they are on there. Do they slide between the spokes much? If they aren't extremely tight around the outside rim, do they "bounce" when they contact the ground?
Keep the ideas flowing!
Kev
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