Yeah Nick, what he said --------^
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Uhā¦ I knew thatā¦ I wasā¦ uhā¦ just testing you.
Yea, thatās it!
By the way, Jim, will the annodized, as well as the brushed, brackets be in on Monday?
And, do you have a parts list for the waist rotate?
Umā¦ I didnāt order the bracket for the LPA in black, just brushed. I may do it later, but right now some of the more specialized parts will not be available in black. Itās a relatively small part. All of the maijor brackets are available in black or brushedā¦ A parts list for the waist rotate will be available as we make the assembly pages. They are coming but we are behind. Still need to illustrate the reverse knee leg assembly too. Any more blabbing by me, and I donāt know if I will meet the deadline for the LPAā¦ 
Gotta get back to work.
The Low Profile Axis is in stock.
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I still have to complete the assembly guide for it. It will be done today. If you check out the high resolution image of the prototype I can walk you through the assembly. The only thing thatās tricky is the servo mount for the head servo, but itās easy if you think about it. The LPA bracket goes on top of an AHC-01 which requires drilling two of the tapped holes to allow driving the 2-56 screws up from the bottom. A simple ASB-06 is used on top of the LPA to allow connecting an ASB-12 which is the chest. Hope this helps!
Horray!!!
From the sound of it, the assembly is exactly as I thought it was.
What did you attatch the hex standoffs to on the prototype?
If thatās the same lexan piece that is used on the lexan version of the Biped Scout, then I have it.
But, what did you attatch that piece of lexan to the back of the ASB-12 with?
An ASB-09?
Oh, yeah, thatās where the term āprototypeā really comes into play. I did use the same electronics carrier as is used on the Scout, but attaching it to the robot was less than perfect. I do plan to make a similar product with the SES bolt pattern on it. Then a Bot Board, SSC-32, etc can bolt up anywhere there is any of our brackets or hubs.
I couldnāt tell from the picture in the assembly instructionsā¦
Is there a circular grove in the two plates that the bearings slide in?
Andā¦ if notā¦ the only thing thatās holding the bearings between the plates is the loctite, right?
Is that going to be able to stand up toā¦ letās sayā¦ dropping it on the floor repeatedly?
Nick,
look real close at the photos, there is a grove for the ball bearings to rest in. Otherwise youāre right, the bearings would not stay in place.
The loctite keeps the bolt from working loose since the nut will not be tightened down all the way. If you tightened the nut and the screw down tightly it would put too much pressure on the two plates and the bearings would bind. 
My question is for Jim, will there be an assembly for this new torso configuration like provided for the other bi-ped?
Tinman
As for that, thereās really no need for one.
Instead of attatching a C bracket like on the instructions, attatch a 4-sided square hub.
On the top, attatch the L bracket.
Nice and simple.
I donāt mean to be a pest but then what?
Specifically the back for mounting the boards and chest assembly, also how would you mount the servo for the head and items like batteries. 
Tinman
Dāuh, I think I get it, are you talking about using the original lexan torso and mounting it in top of this assembly?
If that is the case, darn!! I was hoping to use the aluminum chest like in the photo of the prototype. I like that assembly better, I was wondering why I couldnāt find that bracket in any of the parts list.
Tinman
No!
No, no, no!
Youāre confused.
The prototype that you see is the complete bot.
Jim smacked on the yellow piece of lexan that you can barely see on itās back to attatch the backpack to.
Thatās not a final product, it was just a temporary fix for the prototype.
If you look above, he said that he was working on a new way to mount the electronics.
The yellow lexan thatās on the prototypeās back looks like an āHā, and it has holes in the four corners that you put nylon hex standoffs into.
Then you bolt the electronics onto the standoffs.
If you donāt feel like waiting around, you can simply drill holes in the brackets to accept a bolt for the standoffs, instead of using the lexan bracket, or the bracket that Jimās working on.
I get it. The chest which is visible on the prototype is actually 3 pieces. As for the mounting bracket for the boards, from what I can see that doesnāt look that bad. It will be interesting to see what Jim comes up with.
Indeed I was confused, sometimes I guess I need to have the news paper rolled up and whacked across the nose!
Tinman
ha ha Tin,
Donā t worry, it is difficult to think in 3D terms with 2D pictures. I say take that rolled news paper and whack Nick on the nose for yelling at you.
Just kidding, were are all family here right?
Weāre family?
Sweet!
Hey, Mike, Iām borrowing your car!
Oh, yea, and Iām borrowing a couple hundred bucks, too!
Thanks a bunch, brother!
Yea, can you tell my feelinās got all hurt. 
I think Nick was doing me a favor, I must of had some sort of embolism or something! Then again Iām well into my 40ās maybe its the onset of dementia, or the constant abuse of the ole noggin boxing in the Navy.
Tinman
Yea, can you tell my feelinās got all hurt.
I think Nick was doing me a favor, I must of had some sort of embolism or something! Then again Iām well into my 40ās maybe its the onset of dementia, or the constant abuse of the ole noggin boxing in the Navy.
Tinman
From the two duplicates above, doesnāt that prove something.
Thought I was kidding huh?