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[PJ-27]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...x-hiZzM#t=167s

Interestingly the rear arm appears to only have linear motion. It just slides back and forth with a pivot for the arm.

[mark_m]

Here's a 4 bar lifter, Excel based calculator I made a while back:

4bar.zip

If its useful I could also add some force calculations.

[Gaseraki]

Thats np PJ. Will try and do it tonight or tomorrow. Will need to quickly setup a rig for it. Maya really isnt the right program for this stuff but would give you a good idea of the motion it would do

[Eventorizon]

@Alex, Ziggy is something else! Have you seen it self right?

Nope, I haven't. I have been looking but no luck so far.

[PJ-27]

@Mark, that looks great, but I can't make heads of tails of it!?

@Marco, that would be awesome! Thanks.

[PJ-27]

@Alex, See here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...x-hiZzM#t=168s

[PJ-27]

@Mark like this

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[PJ-27]

Still trying to optimise the 4 bar design, so started watching videos of Biohazard online. That thing has a seriously good reach, but struggling to make out the ratios.

So I emailed Carlo on a whim and he replied within minutes (how cool is that?) telling me the bar ratios and giving some advice, top chap!

[Gaseraki]

sorry man, not going to lie completly forgot about this. Will try to get round to it today

[Eventorizon]

@Alex, See here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...x-hiZzM#t=168s

Wow! I was worried it wouldn't be able to turn itself back over!

Still trying to optimise the 4 bar design, so started watching videos of Biohazard online. That thing has a seriously good reach, but struggling to make out the ratios.

So I emailed Carlo on a whim and he replied within minutes (how cool is that?) telling me the bar ratios and giving some advice, top chap!

Could you let us all know the ratios? I am on my 6th attempt and I am still able to make large improvements with the force, though it is beginning to level out.