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Ok, just got my servo's this morning !



As I was supposing, they are not really "Standard", they are a little taller than a standard servo.



I've assembled all the hardware I've already made and programmed the basic stance of the leg.





Now, I just have to make all the remaining brackets and pursue the head design. (Don't know yet which battery I will use)

looking really nice. the colour is nice and sharp. great finish too. well done.

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What is the strength of those servos?

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Mike

The robotics nut.

Their torque is rated at 17 kg.cm (6V).
Also, I've done some current measurements and they draw only 250 mA when under load.

Ok, I've finished the left leg two days ago but wasn't satisfied of the servo brackets, they are too light for me.



So, I got to a local DIY store where thay had some nice extruded profile. I took one U-shaped to make some tests and here is the result :



It's really better looking and tougher than the old ones.

What's the thickness, aluminum type?

Alan KM6VV

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Thickness is 2 mm. I don't know the alloy type, but it's really harder than the previous one (also, it's already anodized).
My carbides drills and diamond blades had a hard time !

Dimensions of the profile is 30*30*30 mm, so I just cut to 24*30*24. Also, it costs almost nothing, around 0.50 euro per bracket (without the price of replacing the drills and saw blades which will wear with time).


EDIT : Just made the body :



Clear 3mm Lexan sheet

looking really nice. what have you used to assemble the clear lexan panels. hot glue? conventional way is to cut out notches but yours looks just a neat.

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Jonny Poole,
Freelance Concept Art & Animatronics, 3D Art and 3D Modelling, as well as Physical Modelling, Mechanical design, and illustration.
http://www.innerbreed.co.uk/
Create, Innovate, Inspire.

I've used the conventional way. There are 4 notches in each side panel and the horizontal ones just fit in them.

WOW! looks great! Can't wait to see it walking ^_^
Btw, I like the color!

looks great, keep up the good work!

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Mike

The robotics nut.

It begins to look really like my CAD drawings.

It seems to be missing a leg
Great work.

No, I just invented a new kind of cloak of invisibility !!!

The clear body makes it hard to see the design. I see one bright red leg and then a translucent body.

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Mike

The robotics nut.