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by Animats 3821 days ago
Think smaller. Most of the mechanism has to fit inside the dimensions of an arm or elbow.
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I think you're missing that this is EXACTLY my point. I'm really doubting a disc that could fit inside an elbow would be able to stop the torque of a few hundred (900/4) lbs on it. Actually one inside the elbow would have a very minimal surface area on the disc in the first place.