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An axle with slits for the keys?

This is my first attempt at guessing a part. Ever. Don't explode on me when/if I'm wrong, please?

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i see its hollow..... and has a set screw like thing..... hmm...
a spacer?? but i dont see the point in taking so much time making a spacer so probably not. but thats just me. maybe i'm too lazy?

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So it looks like 696 isn't the only one who mills their own keyways.

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You are correct. Making your own keyways isn't uncommon in the FIRST world.

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And it's very handy, as this part proves. [Whatever it is] works perfectly!

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And the nice part about milling your own is that you can make eevry order a custom job: like milling a 1/8" keyway in a 3/8" shaft like we did.

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Hmm, that looks Awfully familliar, where have I seen that before...
Oh yeah, on our bot!
Yeah we've got a peice quite similar, only our ends are tapped instead of the center being opened for a shaft. But i'll bet it's for the same thing, so I won't say. Or at least, something similar. :D

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mill? hahaha....broach, press, and a hammer is the way to go woohoo.....

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I learned broaching last week. It is the coolest thing. You all should try it. I think someday I will open a broaching shop.

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I would guess a shaft for a gearbox. With two keyways cut in it it could accept two gears.

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Umm part of that looks really thin. Will it hold? We had a piece that looked sortof alike made out of a steel with a hardness of 60 rockwell and we broke it. :ahh:

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I think it could be like that robot from the movie Terminator that can morph to shape. :)

Thats not much of a preview its like looking through the peep hole in your door except a lot smaller in diameter.

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You could put a steel cable in the hole and use it like a pully mecanism to lift the robot up to the bar.