peterd51
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Hi,
anyone heard of a vibration plate? It's used in a gym environment and it's supposed to vibrate the whole body and reduce fat...but they're damned expensive.
So I've been thinking...
a motor and a plate, how to make it vibrate?
How about a steel circle flat on the underside of the plate with a cam fitted exactly inside the circle. As the cam rotates, the plate would move back and forth and side to side by the height of the cam.
Does this sound reasonable so far?
If so, what sort of movement would be comfortable or not likely to cause injury and what sort of RPM for the motor?
I'd guess at 6mm, so 12mm front to back and side to side, and maybe 30 rpm?
Does anyone have any better ideas or know what the professional units use?
Regards
Peter
anyone heard of a vibration plate? It's used in a gym environment and it's supposed to vibrate the whole body and reduce fat...but they're damned expensive.
So I've been thinking...
a motor and a plate, how to make it vibrate?
How about a steel circle flat on the underside of the plate with a cam fitted exactly inside the circle. As the cam rotates, the plate would move back and forth and side to side by the height of the cam.
Does this sound reasonable so far?
If so, what sort of movement would be comfortable or not likely to cause injury and what sort of RPM for the motor?
I'd guess at 6mm, so 12mm front to back and side to side, and maybe 30 rpm?
Does anyone have any better ideas or know what the professional units use?
Regards
Peter