Ideas for a double acting ram

[mattsdragons]

I'm going to try and use the pneumatic system I have spare and I have nearly all the parts to make a bot so I'm thinking what the hell but I'm trying to think of ideas for a double acting ram

So far I can think of a axe, front hinged flipper or a 4-bar flipper

Any other ideas for one?

[maddox10]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

Grabber/lifter?

[mattsdragons]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

TAN style?

[maddox10]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

Difficult to do in 13.6kg

[mattsdragons]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

Any others, I don't really want to go for another flipper, something a bit different would be good

[harry hills]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

AXE

[mattsdragons]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

I might do it battle axe style coz I got Wana fart about with rack and pinion stuff

[jonny]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

what!? :|

[mattsdragons]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

Battle axe uses chains and sprockets etc which I would probably do

[Ellis]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

I'd love to see a 4-bar lifter. Don't see them around much anymore. When done well they're better than rear-hinged flippers for launching, it would seem.

[Max]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

You could do a pneumatic spike but I doubt it would be very effective. Or a horizontal axe/hammer which again wouldn't work to well but I think would look cool.

[mattsdragons]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

Im leanig towards an axe yet a 4-bar lifter would be nice if it was built to self right

[jonny]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

ah i see, a similar system is used on saint if i remember correctly. it was the 'got' in your sentence that confused me.

[mattsdragons]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

My only issue with a lifter is do they self right properly or would it need to be invertable? I'm not too sure on the 4-bar lifters but I think it would need to be invertable

[Ellis]

Re: Ideas for a double acting ram

If it's powerful enough, as in a hard punch, I would have thought it would self-right. And, I'd try and go for invertability (is that a word?) anyway. If your motors are mounted in the middle (in height) of the robot, all you need is some thinking about gear ratios, 4 or 2 holes and bigger wheels, right? :wink: