RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Open (i think) design for a parallel robot (reprap may be interested)

I'm curious about the Stewart platform, and what kind of actuators might be
salvaged to create a small one - like meter or less in dia? I suppose just
some salvage steppers with threaded rod, but if others might have better
ideas, I'd love to hear. One of these "sandtables" would be cool to build.

http://www.taomc.com/art_machines.htm
http://www.taomc.com/art_machines/sisyphus/bssis1_640.jpg


Chuck Merja

Dear Dennis,

Thank you for the tip.
I think we'll start about by making a cartesian robot, i.e. some traditional

mill/gantry/router type thing, and then eventually move over to a Stewart
platform.
http://en.wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_platform>
.org/wiki/Stewart_platform
(I'm including the above link for the benefit of others. I know you know
what
a Stewart platform is.)

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