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How do you make custom springs and where could you buy them?

A friend and I are working on a combat robot that uses a special drive. This drive requires a spring with a large wire diameter (over 3mm), a large outer diameter (40-70mm), and a large pitch (60-90mm)...
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Help with linear rod drill press like design/materials

I am putting together a basic machine for “pad printing” extremely small and precise parts. The design is very much the same as most homemade drill presses and consists of linear rods, flanged ...
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Equations of motion for a motor supported by a spring resting at the centre of a beam

Assumptions from this: Sum of forces on the beam to be calculated Sum of moments on the beam to be calculated Sum of forces on the motor to be calculated As: F=-kx = kθL^2 Equations of Motion ...
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