Mini stock bearing assembly and sentry gun turret example craft.

[GusTurbo]

Brilliant engineering. I occasionally try to make contraptions like this, and hinges, but they never work well. This is just awesome, especially the tilting.

[Yukon0009]

Inspired by you, I built this.

It spins, but can't take off.

EDIT:

not much smaller than yours

Timewarp is possible while on ground.

Edited January 11, 2015 by Yukon0009

[Majorjim!]

http://i.imgur.com/WBZomlx.png

Inspired by you, I built this.

It spins, but can't take off.

EDIT:

http://i.imgur.com/q15CXmf.png

http://i.imgur.com/hLcH8V5.png

not much smaller than yours

Timewarp is possible while on ground.

Nice one! Can you post a video of it moving?

I'm going to try this idea, but with the bigger more durable wheels. Maybe that could make a Heli.

Yeah try it with landing wheels. that's a heli bearing. it will be much bigger but stronger too.

[Yukon0009]

Nice one! Can you post a video of it moving?

.

[Majorjim!]

http://i.imgur.com/p2XaVIQ.gif

Ok thanks. Seems to wobble a little when turning. Is that an issue?

[Yukon0009]

Ok thanks. Seems to wobble a little when turning. Is that an issue?

Nope, handles like a dream.

Also I built a large one and made this:

Guess.

[Majorjim!]

Nope, handles like a dream.

Also I built a large one and made this:

http://i.imgur.com/rIClXwp.gif

Guess.

I mean, it looks as if it doesn't stay flat when turning.

But I will take your word for it matey.

I'm loving this bearing discussion! What did you make there?

[Yukon0009]

I mean, it looks as if it doesn't stay flat when turning.

But I will take your word for it matey.

I'm loving this bearing discussion! What did you make there?

A landing gear wheeled thingy, it can turn even when the ship is at top speed (12-4 m/s). And by that I mean it stays just stable on the ship.

The motors for the tank and sip i desinged myself, here are the motors:

Tank motor

Turret motor

But I tried it with yours and seems to work just fine. The first one has 76 parts, second one has 3hundred something. I also have a even smaller one with 31 parts, no pics yet.

[Guest]

I'm going to try this idea, but with the bigger more durable wheels. Maybe that could make a Heli.

That's a good idea, only 1.5 heavier

LOL cool. That was your stayputnik bearing right? I've seen landing gear used in bearings as they have no max speed and are strong.

My aim with this one was to be as small as possible.

Yes, compact and smooth, yours is really nice!

Landing gear are also very lightweight, but it looks like they have single axis suspension unlike rovers

Here's a hybrid that is low on part strong and lightweight, but sometimes it just unplug lol:

Edited January 11, 2015 by RevanCorana

[Yukon0009]

That's a good idea, only 1.5 heavier

Yes, compact and smooth, yours is really nice!

Landing gear are also very lightweight, but it looks like they have single axis suspension unlike rovers

Here's a hybrid that is low on part strong and lightweight, but sometimes it just unplug lol:

mine smaller

and before you ask, yes it does work

[Majorjim!]

mine smaller

http://i.imgur.com/HOq7fUY.png

and before you ask, yes it does work

I tried ones like that before man. Does it spin slightly off axis at times?

The cubics don't hold thing very well, as things will clip though them.

Any chance of seeing it moving from above?

[Guest]

Try to put a bit of offset torque on it, it will pop off

It is smaller but it is nowhere near the same engineering level sorry.

Craft file download if it's really that great

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Meanwhile,

Edited January 11, 2015 by RevanCorana

[Yukon0009]

I tried ones like that before man. Does it spin slightly off axis at times?

The cubics don't hold thing very well, as things will clip though them.

Any chance of seeing it moving from above?

[astecarmyman]

Aw man, you beat me to it :/

Also if anyone wants to send me turret sub-assemblies I can integrate them into my tanks

Edited January 11, 2015 by astecarmyman

[Yukon0009]

[Spartwo]

This one either gets caught or the tyres burst for me, might be the 6 tons on the end.

[Majorjim!]

This one either gets caught or the tyres burst for me, might be the 6 tons on the end.

Which one matey?

[Spartwo]

Always get caught, sometimes burst.

[Majorjim!]

Always get caught, sometimes burst.

Lol, ok so no my bearing then. No that I doubted it's reliability or anything..

[Spartwo]

No it's yours, I'll take some screenshots.

[Majorjim!]

No it's yours, I'll take some screenshots.

Then your using it incorrectly. As I stated in the first post you should keep the centre of mass as close to the center of the bearing as possible. It's tiny and has a very smooth action but its also delecate.

I have hung large fuel tanks from it and it worked perfectly as the center of mass was centred. Don't full pitch up or down and rotate either.

As you can see in the vid, under normal usage it's great.

[andrew123]

Nice. I wonder how much effort would be required to create a stock railgun based sentry gun.

[Majorjim!]

Nice. I wonder how much effort would be required to create a stock railgun based sentry gun.

Thanks man, I am very tempted to try some weapon mods on it! I will make a tank using it soon.

[Spartwo]

Nice. I wonder how much effort would be required to create a stock railgun based sentry gun.

I was trying to use it for that, too heavy apparently.

[Majorjim!]

I was trying to use it for that, too heavy apparently.

Nah, it will take a fair bit of weight as long as its near the center of mass.