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From: jeremi@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca (William Jeremiah)
Subject: Re: Nitinol Wire Qs?
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Martin Frischherz (frisch@zams.kapsch.co.at) wrote:
: Chris StJohn (stjohn@poly.polytechnique.fr) wrote:
: : Sorry if this is a FAQ, but where can I get hold of some Nitinol
: : wire to play with (I only want a yard or so) in Europe? How much
: : does it cost? And finally, how many times can I expect to deform
: : the wire before it won't pop back into shape again?

Well the stiquito test suggests that it won't wear out anytime soon.
Perhaps millions of cycles...

: : Just thinking of building a matchbox sized legged robot for a
: : bit of fun....

: :   ,--,             Chris StJohn, LIX, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128
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: : (____/ (_/ (_/_).
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: :                    Don't mean they're not after you" -- Nirvana

: Do you know about Stiquito, a $10 nitinol-actuator hexapod kit?
: Let me know, if you want more information. I dig it out then.
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