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Re: gearbox compatibility issues

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Originally Posted by DonRotolo View Post
Are you saying that the diameter of the shaft of (something) it too large to do what you want? If so, find someone with a lathe and have them make the too-large shaft smaller. Or, if possible, use a drill to make the hole into which the shaft needs to go larger.
Don (or anyone else),

Have you done this before (i.e. turned down the BB output shaft to the diameter of the CIM pinion bore, and then milled the keyway in)? I was discussing a BaneBots to Toughbox last night, and wasn't sure what teams have done before. I imagine turning down the hardened shaft would be a royal pain.
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