The afterthought bridge manipulator

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The afterthought bridge manipulator

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11-03-2012, 19:50

Jeffy

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Re: The afterthought bridge manipulator

An easy way to make one of these work is to use a "winch-like" system. Pull the system down with a small pulley and some tether. Spring it back up. (or vise versa) It's super easy to get a very large reduction using a system like this and It is also very easy to change on the fly by adjusting the point at which the tether attaches to the arm.

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