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straight line linkage

straight line linkage

straight line linkage

(OP)
I'm designing a linkage to open and close a clamp. I had restricted space and cost (surprise) so i just went with a simple 2 bar- lever like mechanism.. any good ideas on how i can figure out if it will bind at any point. I am going to leave a sufficient amount of play at the pins but I am still worried that it might bind???

RE: straight line linkage

Drawing please.
How can we possibly give you help with such a vague description.
Or is this so proprietary that you cannot reveal it.

RE: straight line linkage

You might want to look at Carr (St. Louis), Grainger or MCMaster. They sell some pretty good durable clamps.

RE: straight line linkage

(OP)
ya sorry guys i won't be able to upload the drawing...i understand that its pretty hard to do anything without a drawing. Any general rules of thumb?

RE: straight line linkage

Have you looked at the DeStaco catalog? They make an enormous variety of toggle type clamps.

It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.

RE: straight line linkage

First rule of thumb is to learn how to upload a dwg.

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