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Unread 01-03-2005, 10:11
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Re: Turrets?

We've got a turret this year. Having no machine shop, we spent 30-some man hours and made a gigantic sprocket with 200-some holes countersinked on both sides. Its also got huge cutout portions to reduce weight.

We were going to go all-out on the turret, but we couldn't solve the problem of running wires to the top and still be able to go 360. Out new strategy is to go head-on to a goal, and use the turret to fine-adjust the position of the arm.

Cap
Pull out
Repeat.
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