Soooo....I was all ready to do Jo's surgery this Friday (May 4th) but I've come up with an idea for an improved knuckle joint that will allow for a three plane movement (down, side to side).
We had set up a prototype that had four plane movement (side to side, up and down) and that's the one I had planned on installing in Jo. CC and I had both agreed that this particular prototype was ill suited for general masses as it was likely to susceptible to end user damage, so the final end user mod was too be two plane movement (up and down). The flexibility of the two plane movement allowed for a certain amount of side to side movement and was much much less susceptible to damage.
But wait wait, lol! This all new joint for the knuckle (where the articulated fingers would anchor to CC's hand plate) would allow for a three way movement (side to side, and down) which while not as strong as the two way movement, would certainly be stronger than the four plane movement.
So, I've decided to put off Jo's surgery while we do some experimenting with this new joint.
Ya'll will see a poll very very soon asking end users (yes, we want your feedback, unlike the Chinese manufactures) about what is wanted in the knuckle movement and the sacrifices and or advantages of each joint. Look for it later this evening
Thanks for being so understanding the slowness of uptake on this project. Losing my partner in crime hit me kinda hard
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PS-special shout out to Mannequin Fan for having solved a problem in this new joint! Nailed it dood!
You may have difficulty attaching the wire back into palm plate. 
