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nathannfm
17-09-2014, 00:09
[cdm-description=photo]40835[/cdm-description]
z_beeblebrox
17-09-2014, 00:10
Thank you.

In the past, I modified the knurling appearance for blue nitrile which looked... somewhat questionable.
cadandcookies
17-09-2014, 00:36
Next, a bump-map...
Gregor
17-09-2014, 10:50
Nathan I thought you learned your lesson with three bolts in the wheel. :rolleyes:
Oblarg
17-09-2014, 10:58
Nathan I thought you learned your lesson with three bolts in the wheel. :rolleyes:

Has anyone actually had problems with that for reasonable-grade steel bolts (as opposed to crappy stainless ones)? For some reason, I'm having a hard time seeing 3 grade-8 steel bolts failing in that manner.
evand4567
17-09-2014, 13:24
Any way we can get this for inventor? Could you include an image file so one can be made for inventor?
nathannfm
17-09-2014, 14:01
Nathan I thought you learned your lesson with three bolts in the wheel. :rolleyes:

lol in this application you could use 1 bolt, it's simply keeping the 2 wheels next to each other on the hex shaft which is taking all the torque. But yes 3 in shear, never again.
nathannfm
17-09-2014, 14:07
Any way we can get this for inventor? Could you include an image file so one can be made for inventor?

Here is the image I used http://i.imgur.com/WfBfA7v.jpg I distorted it so the grid is perfectly square and will pattern well.
Source (http://www.cccomponents.com.au/products/special-purpose-belts-conveyor-components/carboxulated-nitrile-rubber-rough-top-conveyor-belts/)
AdamHeard
17-09-2014, 14:15
This is a very expensive wheel configuration!
nathannfm
18-09-2014, 01:04
This is a very expensive wheel configuration!

I just realized we have a bunch of inch thick aluminium plate in the shop that we are never gonna use for anything, I guess we could CNC our own. We have never tried anything like that as all we have in that department is a table top mill. COTS is nice, but I guess it's worth a shot if it could save us a few $100 over the entire robot.
mplanchard
19-09-2014, 08:12
Beautiful render. Thank you for sharing your SolidWorks image.
Marie
BBray_T1296
21-09-2014, 03:31
Source (http://www.cccomponents.com.au/products/special-purpose-belts-conveyor-components/carboxulated-nitrile-rubber-rough-top-conveyor-belts/)

Wait, is it just me, or does "minimum pulley diameter: 63m" (<- other units on page are metric as well) seem a little off?
I want to see what a 63m pulley looks like. do they exist?
nathannfm
21-09-2014, 05:08
Wait, is it just me, or does "minimum pulley diameter: 63m" (<- other units on page are metric as well) seem a little off?
I want to see what a 63m pulley looks like. do they exist?

I think they are missing a second "m".
McMaster (http://www.mcmaster.com/#5994k9/=ttehw7) says it is 2.5in which is ~63mm :p
Or 2230
26-09-2014, 03:36
The appearence doesn't really work in solidworks 2013...
I went to appearence-> advanced-> add file-> tread p2m.
Am i doing it wrong?
nathannfm
26-09-2014, 04:15
The appearence doesn't really work in solidworks 2013...
I went to appearence-> advanced-> add file-> tread p2m.
Am i doing it wrong?

What do you mean by "doesn't really"? I find that after I do that, if I go to the "mapping" tab and change "automatic" to "surface" It looks better. If it's not loading the file at all it might be because I generated the file in SolidWorks 2014-2015. Your team should probably upgrade anyway. Here is the form to fill out to get this years version http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=91132550276

Alternatively you can use the image file http://i.imgur.com/WfBfA7v.jpg to create your own.