[Robotgroup] New to list with Question

[Michael Boswell]

Never heard of the OilTanker Kite but it sounds interesting.
I think it was Robert Carter that was looking for the Rack.


Michael Boswell
Austin End Of the Line Kite Team - Kite #4
http://Austineol.com
Picture Gallery at http://www.pbase.com/mboswell

-----Original Message-----
From: robotgroup-bounces at puremagic.com
[mailto:robotgroup-bounces at puremagic.com] On Behalf Of brooksdesign
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 2:41 PM
To: The Robot Group Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] New to list with Question

Welcome Michael,
  Do you know any of the people from Austin that are working on the giant
oiltanker pulling kite/sails? 
Also, if you realy need a 24 pitch rack and don't mind an hour and a half
ride out to the hill country I could make one for you to your specs. Plastic
would be easy and I think I have a 24 pitch broach already made up.
-brooks

-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael Boswell <Michael at hilltopcafe.net>
>Sent: Mar 14, 2008 2:26 PM
>To: 'The Robot Group Mailing List' <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] New to list with Question
>
>Thanks for the parts suggestions all.  I bought a Parallax Propeller chip a
>week ago and am looking for some gear motors to experiment with.
>
>AustinEOL or more accurately, The Austin End Of The Line Kite Team is a
>performance Kite team. We fly 4 dual line sport kites in close formation
and
>intricate (to us at least) pattern choreographed to Music. We also Compete
>is Kite team competitions at the regional and occasionally the national
>level.  The video on the web page links to UTube. If you seach for kite
team
>on UTube you should find several hits to give you an idea of what it looks
>like. You can also go to the American Kitefliers Association AKA
>http://www.aka.kite.org We flew two performances at the recent 78th annual
>Austin Zilker Kite Festival.
>
>
>
>Michael Boswell
>Austin End Of the Line Kite Team - Kite #4
>http://Austineol.com
>Picture Gallery at http://www.pbase.com/mboswell
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: robotgroup-bounces at puremagic.com
>[mailto:robotgroup-bounces at puremagic.com] On Behalf Of Paul Atkinson
>Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 12:59 PM
>To: The Robot Group Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] New to list with Question
>
>@Michael,
>Welcome! Can you tell us a little bit about Austineol? I looked at the web
>site and saw pictures of kites, but didn't glean much else. Can't see the
>video from here. Thanks!
>
>@Robert,
>ServoCity has 48 and 32 pitch, sadly not 24 pitch.
>http://servocity.com/html/gear_racks.html
>Vex has 12 pitch:
>http://www.vexlabs.com/vex-robotics-advanced-gear-kit.shtml
>Lego Technics has some, don't recall the pitch, but 12 is close.
>FWIW - I've found gear racks and matching gear molded into the bottom of
>in-feed trays for printers and Xerox machines. The type where you can use
>different paper widths and the tray has to center the paper.
>
>Paul
>
>On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:50 AM, Robert Carter
<rcarter at ischool.utexas.edu>
>wrote:
>
>> Hi Michael--
>>
>> You may have already discovered this, but the Robot Group keeps a
>> small collection of surplus parts donated by members (and others),
>> available at rock bottom prices. It's on the wiki at http://
>> wiki.therobotgroup.org/wiki/PartsList . And then there's the Parts
>> Committee, although I forget the names of the current committee
>> members. Hey everyone, do we have a list of the current elected
>> officials and committee members on the wiki?
>>
>> Also on the subject of parts, I've been meaning to ask: can anyone
>> recommend a source for plastic gear rack? I need about a foot of 24
>> pitch rack, about 1/2" to 3/4" wide.
>>
>> Thanks-- Robert
>>
>>
>> On Mar 14, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Def Egge wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > At 10:58  2008-03-14, you wrote:
>> > -=-=-=-=-= begin quoted message =-=-=-=-=-
>> >
>> >> Nothing like the big internet places.
>> >> I threw together a small list of places we often find
>> >> parts and tools at.
>> >> http://wiki.therobotgroup.org/wiki/PartsPlaces
>> >> The page needs work, its more like a place holder, but
>> >> these questions come up alot on where do I find 'x'
>> >> and this might one day be help.
>> >> -Gray
>> >
>> > [trimmed]
>> >
>> > -=-=-=-=-= end quoted message =-=-=-=-=-
>> >
>> > Good idea, Gray.  Thanks!
>> >
>> > I have had great success with Halted, MECI (Mendelson), All
>> > Electronics, and Electronic Goldmine.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > All the best....
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
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