R2D2 Droid Centre Leg Mechanism

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I'M REDUCING THIS, SEE ALTERNATIVE DESIGN THE NEW DESIGN WILL STILL WORK WITH THE FOOT AND ANKLE, JUST THE MECHANISM IS SLOW, NOISY AND REQUIRES A REALLY STRONG MOTOR. *WILL RELEASE NEW DESIGN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS MY DESIGN FOR THE CENTRE LEG LIFTING / DROP FOR 2-3-2 CONVERSATION IS WORKING PROGRESS, MORE TO FOLLOW. USE M8 THREADED BARS AND M6 BARS/ NUTS. ADDED CENTRE FOOT DESIGN THIS IS REMOVABLE DESIGN WITH A 6MM NUT HOLDING THE CENTRE SECTION IN AND 8MM HINGE BAR I'VE ADDED 4 X 5MM NUT HOLES FOR A MODULAR CENTRE CASTOR HOLDER I'LL ADD THIS LATER THE CENTRE FOOT IS ALL GLUED TOGETHER EXCEPT THE TOP CENTRE HINGE SECTION WHICH BOLTS IN AS DESCRIBED. ADDED DRIVE GEARS, DEMOLED THE FLATSPOT ON THE 8MM THREADED BAR THE TIMING BELT I USED IS CONTITECH SYNCHROFLEX, TIMING BELT, 105 TOOTH, 525MM LENGTH X 10MM WIDTH STOCK NO.: 474-5599 FROM RS COMPONENTS. THE GEAR IS DESIGNED FOR THIS ONE JUST ENABLED TIPS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS... PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND ACROSS A TINY TINY AMOUNT IF YOU WISH TO! NOT EVEN SURE IF IT WORKS AS I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING ON MY SCREEN