Forklift Rack and Pinion

[TheGreatPhil]

Originally Posted by Justin Stiltner

Will it work, sure anything is possible. But realize that you will only have the length of your rack of extension. Is that enough to reach the pegs you are going for? Can you source a rack long enough to do what you want to do, and still not weigh a ton, and attach the pinion to the FP gearbox?

look around on www.howstuffworks.com and the like for examples of how a forklift, crane, elevator, etc. work this may give you more ideas, or help to refine your own.

Originally Posted by iCurtis

Heh! 1276 built exactly this robot in 2007. Take a look, and I can answer any questions.

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Hey, thanks for replying. What kind of speed were you looking at for complete up/down travel, and what kind of difficulties did you have with the engineering?