Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST]

["Chris <IceSynth>" <icesynth@gmail.com>]

I did something like that on one of my robotic projects, and I used a
geared down hydraulic motor to rotate the grabbers, but I don't know
how well it would work under water. You might have to seal it somehow.

On 3/6/06, Land N Sea Welding <landnsea1@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I will be including a mechanical arm on the front of my K-350 and was
> planning on using small hydraulic rams and fashioning it like the arm on a
> back hoe.  Does anyone have a system they built that they are happy with
> that could fax or send me some data on it?  I also would like the pinchers
> to rotate and haven't figured that one out yet.
> I also would like to include a flexible hose on the mechanical arm that has
> a water jet tip on the end so that I can use it to jet away sand.  I
> envision a hull inlet and outlet with the motor/pump being dry but would
> think that it would have to be a special motor "different than a bilge pump
> motor" due to the pressure difference.
> Thanks
> Rick P.


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