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Unread 08-01-2008, 22:22
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Re: Vacuum

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock View Post
I'd like to see one with only one point of contact on a Trackball that actually would work. I don't think it will.

The reason I say this, is because the fabric outer covering of the Trackballs will not result in a very good seal as the nice one layer vinyl tube would last year.

If you tried this, you would probably need 2 or more on quite opposite sides of a ball, and in that case, why even bother adding the venturi mechanism when you basically have a gripper with 2 points of contact anyways?
Kind of what I was thinking...
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