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Old 25-06-2017, 03:17 PM
el_draco (Rom)
Politically incorrect.

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Originally Posted by rally View Post
Rom,

How about some rubber or polyurethane blocks in the right spots.

If it weighs a few hundred kgs then it will have a lot of energy if you slam it too fast
So rather than break something it will compress the rubber gently and then return in the other direction.

If you put a rack and pinion on it now - it might be a bit slower to close but it would be hard to get up too much speed
Then when you get your automation sorted out - its ready to go
I reckon it would pulverise the polyurethane because it looks like this thing is going to move very easily but it may be worth looking at a rack and pinion set up, perhaps with some garage door springs similar to what Glen has suggested. Bugger, it's big.

Automation will be a goal but I plan to live within about 150m of the obs in the not to distant future... touch wood. Sure be nice not having to trudge through snow to open and close the thing. More research required me thinks

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