Advice needed (please) - crazy spinning table
Hi all,
Brand new to the forum, lovely to meet you all.
I am currently undertaking a project to build a large round table composed of a series of concentric rings that all spin independently.
The basic idea is, there is a single stepper motor attached the small circle in the center of the table. The center can be spun, which locks into the other rings around them and forces them all to spin either clockwise or anti-clockwise.
Each of the rings of the table will be mounted with progressively larger arms down to a central metal 'trunk', which will allow them to all spin independently. Like those mechanical models of the solar system.
The thing I am struggling with currently is the cylindrical ballbearing solution that will allow the 'arms' to attach down the central trunk, be supported, and also spin freely. I have attached a quick exploded 3D example of the design (except the tabletop is interlocking rings, not circles). The solution I am struggling with is for the 'red' pieces in this drawing.
Any advice much appreciated!!
Cheers,
Jack Colley
Brand new to the forum, lovely to meet you all.
I am currently undertaking a project to build a large round table composed of a series of concentric rings that all spin independently.
The basic idea is, there is a single stepper motor attached the small circle in the center of the table. The center can be spun, which locks into the other rings around them and forces them all to spin either clockwise or anti-clockwise.
Each of the rings of the table will be mounted with progressively larger arms down to a central metal 'trunk', which will allow them to all spin independently. Like those mechanical models of the solar system.
The thing I am struggling with currently is the cylindrical ballbearing solution that will allow the 'arms' to attach down the central trunk, be supported, and also spin freely. I have attached a quick exploded 3D example of the design (except the tabletop is interlocking rings, not circles). The solution I am struggling with is for the 'red' pieces in this drawing.
Any advice much appreciated!!
Cheers,
Jack Colley
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