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Ginger Power
15-11-2016, 01:14
I'm currently trying to find a right angle gearbox (or a set of bevel gears) that fits a very specific set of requirements:


Can transmit .6 hp
Lightweight (<1lb)
Small profile (3"x3"x3")
Rated for 100 RPM input
2:1 ratio with 50 RPM output


Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Nuttyman54
15-11-2016, 01:19
AndyMark's LJ Bevel Box seems to fit your bill pretty well: http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2622.htm

I can't speak for the power requirement, seems like everything else is right on the money.

Alternately, 33 Killer Bees posted a pretty neat Instructable earlier in the year on how they adapted a Versaplanetary and a Dewalt 90* drill attachment for a right angle transmission:
http://www.instructables.com/id/90-Degree-Adapter-for-VexPro-VersaPlanetary-Gearbo/

Cothron Theiss
15-11-2016, 01:26
Is your intended motor rated in horsepower or something? If it's less than a single horse, I would've thought it'd be labeled in watts or newtons.

Ginger Power
15-11-2016, 01:38
Is your intended motor rated in horsepower or something? If it's less than a single horse, I would've thought it'd be labeled in watts or newtons.

It's a 450 W motor... I've done so many calculations on this thing...

Ginger Power
15-11-2016, 01:41
AndyMark's LJ Bevel Box seems to fit your bill pretty well: http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2622.htm

I can't speak for the power requirement, seems like everything else is right on the money.

Alternately, 33 Killer Bees posted a pretty neat Instructable earlier in the year on how they adapted a Versaplanetary and a Dewalt 90* drill attachment for a right angle transmission:
http://www.instructables.com/id/90-Degree-Adapter-for-VexPro-VersaPlanetary-Gearbo/
The LJ Bevel Box perfectly fits what I need! Just worried about the cost a little bit. I'll need 4 of them...

How much torque can a Dewalt Gearbox handle?

R.C.
15-11-2016, 05:03
The LJ Bevel Box perfectly fits what I need! Just worried about the cost a little bit. I'll need 4 of them...

How much torque can a Dewalt Gearbox handle?

You can always just buy the bevel gears and make your own housing/plates.

Tom Line
15-11-2016, 16:00
You can always just buy the bevel gears and make your own housing/plates.

And if you're using a versaplanetary, you can use one of their mounting brackets, a 1x2 tube, and a WCD bearing block and be in pretty good shape.

http://www.vexrobotics.com/media/catalog/product/cache/11/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/v/e/versa-planetary-2in-parallel-mount.jpg

http://www.vexrobotics.com/media/catalog/product/cache/11/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/2/1/217-3432-with-tensioner.jpg