Understanding Linear Slide Rigging For FTC

This video demonstrates how to rig linear slides for FTC (and other linear slide projects), starting with simple string slides and working up to a cascading belt slide. For more information about slides and how to build them, see the following links:
My website describing the development and use of slides: lskaling.people.stanford.edu
An Instructables detailing how to build your own: www.instructables.com/3D-Prin...
CAD files for viewing, modifying, and 3D printing your own: www.thingiverse.com/thing:495...
GM0’s page on linear slides for FTC(no affiliation): gm0.org/en/latest/docs/robot-...
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[@ronnwright2562]

Exceptionally helpful for our team - we are just trying to learn how to do linear motion.

[@the_minecraft_destroyer]

Thanks for solving one of my running problems! Maybe my arm will work well this time!

[@michazarzycki1634]

Excelent work, it helped me a lot with my new design

[@JohnFuller804]

Awesome! Thankyou for doing this!

[@AmazingSpanoMan]

Thank you for this.... Big help all around

[@devin7551]

Fantastic video, thanks.

[@virendrasinhvaghela9579]

Very nice explained

[@georgiiliev6944]

ITS REALLY WORKED LOL THANK YOU DUDE

[@jason.l]

Thanks this saved my team's life!!!!!!!!!!!

[@IsaqueLima-kj8vj]

hey man, u can help me?

[@fananiahmad6126]

Nice

[@PCFM100]

I have a 4- pole telescopic antenna mast, total length around 10th fully extended. I want to add some sort of a internal slider mechanism so I just wind up via a pulley.
Do you have any suggestions, and maybe a diagram on how to construct.

[@ftccoverobotics461]

Hello, good idea! We were wondering what you used for the rods and belts?

[@devin7551]

links are in the description

[@vickyliu5833]

nice

[@pedrocarneiro7609]

Hi,
In the last concept with the belts how the first belt is connected to the second stage? The belt is not continuous right? It have a free end attached to second stage?

[@bhavlamba6458]

Does stringing it so it's cascading make the slides weaker?

[@homiecrib6127]

Yo. When I downloaded the CAD files, they were super big. Is there a way to fix that?

[@carterstegg]

Is the CAD for the slide available? And how robust is it? How sturdy?

[@lskaling]

Yep, link is in the description. It's likely not strong enough for a competitive robot, the concept is provided more for a cheap way to prototype slides or perhaps use on early robot iterations. I've also made a version for MISUMI slides, which is much more robust.

[@sofyan4939]

hello mister, make an electric scaffolding mechanism🙏👍