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banjoflyer posted:
mike g. posted:

Hi Mark, how did you figure out the amount of counter weight?

 

Hi Mike, I just noticed I had not seen this question. Since your bridge is tethered at one end by means of a hinge (I'm guessing) I would start with 1/2 of the bridges weight as a beginning point for a counterweight. A small pulley on either side of the hinged end of the bridge would allow  weighted cables attached to the mid-point of the bridge to slow the bridges descent.

Kinda like this:

bridge

Mark

Shouldn't the cables need to pass through a pulley that would be above where you have it shown on your sketch ?

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