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Re: FP Shaft Coupling Method?

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Originally Posted by jspatz1 View Post
We're looking for good ways to engage the goofy output shaft for the FP gearbox that will handle the torque it can deliver. This has been done 1000's of times so there are surely some good methods out there. Let's see 'em.
One year we machined a plug out of hex (I think it's hex?) stock. Last year we bought some couplers as sold by FP, and when we got them weren't very happy with their performance -- but that's okay, as we ended up removing the third stage anyway to get more speed out of the thing.
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