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 To actuate, the following adapted gantry system: [gantry](https://gitlab.cba.mit.edu/jakeread/rctgantries) along with this beam design: [beam](https://gitlab.cba.mit.edu/jakeread/rctgantries/tree/master/beams) for rigidity.
 
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+The main idea is to attach a beam to two geared down versions of the gantry system and use it as a carriage to hold fixturing for tensile testing on the top half and compression testing in the bottom half.
 
 ## Drawingboard Return