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Another type is a skirt mounted on a metal hinge. Metal hinges cannot be rotated like a burst motor, and must be wired to move. When lowered flat up against the ground, they can usually get under skirt hinge type wedges.  

Another type is a skirt mounted on a metal hinge. Metal hinges cannot be rotated like a burst motor, and must be wired to move. When lowered flat up against the ground, they can usually get under skirt hinge type wedges.  

There is one kind of wedge however, that beats all the others, it is the flail wedge. (At least that is what I call it.) The flail wedge is made by putting a skirt on an axle mount. It is best to mount the axle onto a solid support. When the match starts, the wedge lie almost perfectly flat on the ground. A weakness to this design however is that if you move to fast, the skirts may lift off the ground, giving your opponent a chance to hit. The flail wedge technique was as far as I know developed by [[Jules]]. (See the robot [[Mako]] or [[Diarrhea of a Madman]] for a good representation of the flail wedge.)

There is also a third kind of wedge, called the Mako-style wedge or flail wedge. This kind of wedge has become popualr in recent times. The flail wedge is made by putting a skirt on an axle mount. It is best to mount the axle onto a solid support. When the match starts, the wedge lie almost perfectly flat on the ground. A weakness to this design however is that if you move to fast, the skirts may lift off the ground, giving your opponent a chance to hit. The flail wedge technique was as far as I know developed by [[Jules]]. (See the robot [[Mako]] or [[Diarrhea of a Madman]] for a good representation of the flail wedge.)

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