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Re: Telescoping System

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Originally Posted by caincteam2777 View Post
I've been working on developing a telescoping system for my teams robot. I planned on using some t-slot aluminum (80/20?), does anyone have designs they wouldn't mind sharing or idea on how to develop one? I've searched around without much luck.

Also where is a good place to buy some T-slot tubing?
Our 2007 robot used a 2-stage (more like 1.5 stage) 80/20 telescoping elevator using the 80/20 linear glide pieces. Here's a link to all our photos from the 2007 season:

http://team228.org/media/pictures/2007

And a few photos of the system:


This photo shows the elevator when it was still powered by two Globe motors, but we later switched it out for a 3" CIM.





You can look on the 80/20 website to find distributors near you. The local distributors are usually very helpful and usually give a 10% discount to FIRST teams.
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