Magnetic Joints

[reeyo]

Has anyone ever considered or used Magnets as Joints?

I been thinking, as I seen some cheap neodymium ball bearings and disc magnets, it may be possible to make a fully articulated figure with very tight joints, that stay in place.

I am just curious has anyone tried this and what are the results?

Also, if no one tried it, I may go ahead and do it. Though, this zoid won't go well near electronics...

[Snowflake]

In my experience, nothing beats friction. Magnetism has a very narrow range of strain on the joints that it works for. Any less and it's too stiff, any more and it collapses

[Xehn]

That might work well for something smaller, like a little windup, but it certainly won't for anything bigger than a command wolf...

[reeyo]

Hm Yah, I didn't think it work for a larger model, but some of the smaller ones. Just random ideas that pop up int my head while I sit at work. I may try it out on one of the smaller zoids I acquired and see how well it does.

[Xehn]

Make sure to share your results~ I'd like to see how it turns out.