Awesome! Thanks for the quick response. I really appreciate that you not only gave me the "why", but also provided a way to improve on the current design. I'll be sure to improve the pivot on the re-disigned steel one.
Good points, didn't think about the caustic nature of concrete. The feet aren't bent, it's just the picture playing tricks.
What does everyone mean by the pivot being small? Are you all saying that it needs to be larger in diameter? Also, why?
Thanks for the responses from everyone. I'm...
That's the reason I said that I'd be increasing the spacing to 12" off center for the legs. It's hard to tell from the video, but that seems to be close to what they've done. They also used a single rod for they're pivots, but I was just curious if that actually makes a difference vs using 2...
I built my own place and it's got a few things that might be considered hacks. One of my favorites is that I wired some of the office and living room outlets into motion sensors so they turn off after not detecting movement for 20mins. The idea is to help eliminate phantom load from things like...
Sorry for the late response, it's been a busy weekend. So, it seems that the general consensus is that this is scrap and I need to redo it with steel and space the legs (cross-members?) farther apart?
Ok so for the steel, how does 1" SCH40 steel pipe sounds? I was at the hardware store...
WOW! Lots of suggestions. Thanks I'm still reading through then and will give replies later today when I have some time, but I just realized I forgot to include a link in my original post.
Here is the idea for the table's operation and design inspiration.
I'll also be installing a locking gas...
So here's what's going on... I've gone and made an attempt at building a height adjustable table.
Originally I was going to use stainless steel for the pipe, but after finding out that it would more than quadruple the price, I ended up with SCH40 Aluminum. I used three 48" long, 1" ID pipe...
Thank you. I will just change the gear ratio a bit so that I will have a higher cruising speed and let the aerodynamics make up for the extra battery drain and reduce the drag at higher speeds. The only concern with changing the gearing though is how much torque will be needed to move the...
Ok so the only way to increase the max speed would be to increase the tire size, change the gear ratio, or get a bigger motor. Thanks. I guess I will have to change the gear ratio and use the aerodynamics to increase the driving range, because my range will go down at higher speeds without...
P.S. I am looking to get my drag coefficient down to 0.37 or lower, but I would like to be able to input the formula into the Max Speed cell (K28) so that when I change values in the spreadsheet it will update the calculations accordingly.
I am new to the forums and need help with something. I have been using a spreadsheet that somebody else made in order to help me design an electric motorcycle. I have been inputing my own data using most of his calculations and I have noticed that he did not calculate any aerodynamic parameters...