[Robotgroup] New to list with Question

Fri Mar 14 18:35:18 PDT 2008

On Mar 14, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Michael Boswell wrote:

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

Yep, that was me. The pre-made gear rack is probably out there  
somewhere, so I don't know if I should make you go to the trouble of  
custom fabricating it. But I'd do the hour and a half drive just to  
see your place. Maybe if a bunch of folks want to go for a road trip  
and quick fabrication demo we could carpool? Or if you like Paul's  
video suggestion, I'd be glad to hold a camera and do the post- 
production work.

-- Robert

>
> 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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The University of Texas at Austin
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