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Ok, he could have done the same thing more easily using wheels, but where's the fun in that?
Half the fun of homemade engineering is to overcomplicate stuff to test your boundaries As opposed to work related engineering, where you shall KISS as posible to keep your sanity (And more often than not fail in the process)
Keep It Simple Stupid, Active Sanity Saver
Someone named de Carpentier doing a neat wood-working project. How fitting.
This reminds me of "The Luggage" from the Discworld (Rincewind) books by Terry Pratchett. I never expected to see a real-world version. Way cool!
Is there a place where one can buy pre-built leg parts or even pre-assembled legs? That seems like the most difficult part, then attaching them onto stuff I can do too.
"Since this post has gone public, many people have asked me if they could get one as well. I’m currently not making these on demand. However, I’ve decided to release the Carpentopod linkage itself as public domain. So if you have the skills, feel free to use the details below to build your own set of legs!"