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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
Do you plan on taking your arm past the point shown in your 3rd view?
Also, I hope you are using the wide configuration when you do this - meaning the dimension of the chassis from wheel to wheel shown in this picture should be your widest allowable limit.
Tipping is always possible and will happen even when manipulating something as lightweight as a tube.
Also, to get maximum arm height you can start your purple arm piece more in the configuration of the second view but still inside the invisible limit box of the starting position. Just a thought.
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The idea was not to take it past the point shown in the third view.
To have the best ramp configuration, we're looking more towards a long 'bot. That's why I'm a little skeptical of the large, swinging arm, even if it would be lightweight. But I suppose that we'd have even more trouble if the arm were placed square in the middle as opposed to off to the side.
And that's true, about maximizing height. I should have thought of that.
Thanks for the advice!