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  1. johngiowa

    mechanical lift/extend

    Sorry guys - fell off the radar. Doesn't need to be very delicate - it's just for moving rotating brushes up and down a post - the post has a bit of flex in it. And as for the movement - I'd like 1.4m vertical, and 300mm in and out/horizontal (it will be mounted on the side of a car, so away...
  2. johngiowa

    mechanical lift/extend

    Hi all, Mining engineer here. I trying to devise a system to lift a weight of approximately 10kg up a height of 1.4m (total vertical travel) and in and out approximately 30cm. I'd like to mount the system on the side of a vehicle, so minimal power draw and as lightweight as possible. Any ideas...
  3. johngiowa

    High Pressure Water driven motor

    Oops - yes I meant PSI. I'll do some googling on PCPs. Thanks
  4. johngiowa

    High Pressure Water driven motor

    Hi all, Mining engineer here dabbling in things he doesn't understand. I'm trying to put something together to mount off a high pressure water trailer. Basically I want to be able to make a brush move up and down. I was wondering however if there were any motors that would run off 1200-2000...

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