"Buerste" fired this volley in news:huidq9$bak$ snipped-for-privacy@speranza.aioe.org:
You need a copy of "Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors"; the four-volume set.
There is a wealth of feeder/orientation/presence/absense sensing information there (including pin feeding mechanisms).
LLoyd
GOT IT! Great inspirational set. My favorite is "Geneva" mechanisms, built something to index knot bush disks using ideas from the book.
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