16-01-2010, 23:59
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
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Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,934
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Re: pic: Prototype Iteration 1
Here is a Soviet-style, brute force suggestion 
I would guess you could make the kicker arm out of ugly extruded aluminum that gets beefed up a bit where the axle goes through it and consequently not have to do any fancy machining. Extruded parts like the 8020 products seem plenty stiff enough.
To take much of the lateral force off of the axle, either support the axle right next to the kicker arms; or put a round bulge concentric with the axle into the kicker arm, and use rollers outside that bulge to cradle and support the arm/axle combination.
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