Recent content by Andrew Bridges

Ok. It has been a while since we've talked. I was able to get some ideas going with my physics/robotics teacher. For now, I'll have to leave you with my notes. If you have questions about what they are, just ask.

And on the issue of tracking the ball point, would a 360-degree gear instead of a sphere be a feasible concept?

I'm aware of how that works. I should have specified that the chamber would have to move itself. I know that when you press on the ball, it pushes on a chamber that draws in the ink. I had figured that could activate the calculator for drawing. At the very least that should help with the issue...

Oh, no, What I mean is for a pen to draw a specified amount no matter the direction or curvature of the drawing. Ok, I want it be like any other pen, no straight edge, no wheel, Just a basic ballpoint pen, but with an internal mechanism that automatically draws in the ball at specific intervals...

Not at all. I was personally hoping there was a way to make a purely mechanical system without any electronics. If I were able to make this kind of thing, I wanted it to be cheap and easy to mass produce (ideally with plastic parts like any pen). That's why I was asking about mechanical...

Ok. So while in my trig class, I had an idea for a ball point pen that, when writing, it has an automatic mechanism for making dashed lines. I mean to say, it lifts the ball point or obscures the path to create a perfect dashed or dotted line, or allows to draw a line of fixed length for...

Right. That's essentially what I'm thinking, but to have a radial tesla valve as the hose or pipe. That way gravity or cooling at one end is unnecessary.

I learned about Tesla's valve and how, without moving parts, it wouldn't be useful enough. But my question is, can I make a pipe with the valve's structure, and only apply heat in order to create flow. I know things follow the path of least resistance, and with a constant addition of heat, I'm...