Answers.Body: <p>This may call for a bit of re-designing. I don't think there's a special piece for angled elevation, because you can mimic the effect with a gear.  </p>
  
  <p>Use a 24- or 40-toothed gear, and attach your "arm" to it. This has the advantage that you can connect it to a servo or motor using a few more gears - I assume you want to mimic the ball-throwing device in the Youtube clip.  </p>
  
  <p>You can connect the gear to your base in a number of ways, although personally I'd build the base from "normal" technic beams (e.g. the 16x1 types), If you insist on using your current base, you'll have to add a construction that you can put the axle through.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Yep, and if you use a worm gear you'll have a built in locking mechanism.
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Body: <p>This is what I have.. 
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OMeEc.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Would like to connect the long "thing" to the square base.. not sure which part will give me a angled elevation
  In case you are wondering what I am trying to do.. this is what I am trying for the same exact purpose
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk</a></p>
  
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Comments.Text: You are going to have to explain a little better than that.  If all you are looking to do is connect two neighboring pieces, you can use something like http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=43857 or http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=32140
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Comments.Text: Hey, Nick tks for responding back.
  if u look at the youtube video I want the long thing to be elevated but also connected to the square base... something like TitanFall (video game) orbital shooting cannon..kind of setup.. I think the youtube video pretty much sums it up...
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Title: What part can I use to get the connection
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ThreadText: # What part can I use to get the connection
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-14)
  
  This is what I have..
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/OMeEc.png)
  
  Would like to connect the long "thing" to the square base.. not sure which part will give me a angled elevation
  In case you are wondering what I am trying to do.. this is what I am trying for the same exact purpose
  <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk>
  
  **Tags:** mindstorms
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: You are going to have to explain a little better than that.  If all you are looking to do is connect two neighboring pieces, you can use something like http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=43857 or http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=32140  
  > **username_0**: Hey, Nick tks for responding back. if u look at the youtube video I want the long thing to be elevated but also connected to the square base... something like TitanFall (video game) orbital shooting cannon..kind of setup.. I think the youtube video pretty much sums it up...  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2014-09-14. Score: 1
  
  This may call for a bit of re-designing. I don't think there's a special piece for angled elevation, because you can mimic the effect with a gear.
  
  Use a 24- or 40-toothed gear, and attach your "arm" to it. This has the advantage that you can connect it to a servo or motor using a few more gears - I assume you want to mimic the ball-throwing device in the Youtube clip.
  
  You can connect the gear to your base in a number of ways, although personally I'd build the base from "normal" technic beams (e.g. the 16x1 types), If you insist on using your current base, you'll have to add a construction that you can put the axle through.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: Yep, and if you use a worm gear you'll have a built in locking mechanism.  
  
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