Design Example: Motor-Driven Linkage

This sample design is a work in progress intended to show off several techniques: a stable freestanding base, use of clevis pins as pivots, constructing a four-bar linkage, and mounting a motor.

Motor-Driven Linkage

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Free-standing example of a motor-driven four-bar linkage. Designed for 6 mm plywood.

Motor-Driven Linkage Drawing

Free-Standing Base

Base Central Plate Drawing

Base Foot Drawing