I hope this doesn't start a run on AM's planetaries. We started with banebots, and started engineering from there (all the while nervous, but knowing we had two other options if banebots fell flat on their face yet again).
Once we gave up on the banebots (no way to get enough for the comp bots), we've moved on to dewalts. Unfortunately for those that don't know, the standard Dewalt stuff is OOS until mid March. Unless you're very familiar with the Dewalt drills, you'd be guessing if you purchased any other than the one in Nothing But Dewalts. Not to mention a very high pricetag if the one you buy doesn't fit, and we don't have time to try twice.
Finally we've turned to Andy Mark as a last resort. I sure hope they get those planetaries in fast, but the snow storms aren't going to help. This is not a pleasing situation to be in - we're more worried about basic functions than we are about playing the game.
PS - the modification to mate the two is quite simple. Mill out a pocket in the panetary motor adapter plate so the banebots sits flush with the 4-bar-pattern already there, and open up the center hole to accept the motor hub. Clearance holes for the M4 fasteners, then push on the pinion the correct distance (measure with your calipers to get the proper gear depth). I drew it up tonight without much trouble. I had the advantage of having a planetary in front of me to measure though
