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alexkmmll
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|  Subject: Counter-Weights  Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:00 pm | |
| Bleh I need help with a project.
Ok so me and a friend are doing something which involves a rope (With a person on it) being pulled up a guide line that is inclined on about 45 degrees up to a tree by a counter-weight. But we need help figuring out how to get the counter weight back up to the "Reset" position at the top without the weight on the other end on it with minimal, if not done automaticly, effort.
I will explain with symbles:
P= Person
W= Weight
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.= Filler XD
Figure 1
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Figure 2
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As you can see, its quite easy to get from Figure 1 to figure 2, but let me show you figure 3
Figure 3
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So basically, the question is how to get Figure 3 back to Figure 1 without a Person on the end and with minimal effort | |
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Spl. Durkee
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:02 pm | |
| Meep...wtf...not idea what you just said. | |
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alexkmmll
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:03 pm | |
| Look at the symbles durkee. They're there to help! | |
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Wertuk
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:12 pm | |
| The person would have to come back to the ground wouldnt he? Unless you have something the person is going to stand on, and when the person comes back down have some grounded weights that could hook to the rope maybe? | |
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DrummerBoyz95
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:09 am | |
| Cut off the weight.... If that doesn't work,  | |
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alexkmmll
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:19 am | |
| Ya Ive got this figured out now. Its all about weight differentials. Gonna use 20 pound bags of sand to change the weight on each side to ajust the position. | |
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Wertuk
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:31 pm | |
| AHA!!! I have been useful through facebook chat!!! | |
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alexkmmll
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Tue Nov 09, 2010 12:41 am | |
| I think I have a better way. Same weight idea but a little different. | |
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A. sniper
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:39 pm | |
| just curious: what is this whole weights system for anyway? | |
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alexkmmll
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:36 pm | |
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A. sniper
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:48 pm | |
| ...okay.........and........................................ | |
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DrummerBoyz95
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:21 pm | |
| Confidentiality is a man's best friend  | |
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alexkmmll
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:15 pm | |
| - DrummerBoyz95 wrote:
- Confidentiality is a man's best friend
Yep! Anyways, why do you want to know so bad A. Sniper? You stalking me or something? | |
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A. sniper
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:11 pm | |
| no *nervous chuckle* why would I be stalking you......  lol! but no, I'm just curious what sort of things this device would be used for. | |
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alexkmmll
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:25 pm | |
| Haha just a fun project. My friends and I like messin with ropes lol | |
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Breckton
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:40 pm | |
| Its a labor saving device! So he can get in the tree without climbing it!  | |
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Ostentatious1
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Fri Nov 12, 2010 12:20 am | |
| Well, first off -->
We need to know the total WEIGHT of each item (person & their gear) to be lifted, and how far (in feet, since were in the USA) they are to travel Horizontally...
Details man we need details!!! | |
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DrummerBoyz95
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:04 pm | |
| - A. sniper wrote:
- no *nervous chuckle* why would I be stalking you...... lol! but no, I'm just curious what sort of things this device would be used for.
They're hanging the neighbors. | |
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alexkmmll
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| | Subject: Re: Counter-Weights Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:11 pm | |
| - DrummerBoyz95 wrote:
- A. sniper wrote:
- no *nervous chuckle* why would I be stalking you...... lol! but no, I'm just curious what sort of things this device would be used for.
They're hanging the neighbors. Shhhh! | |
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