Quote:
Originally Posted by JVN
I find it funny that everyone is up in arms that they don't have the exact gearbox they need to mount their motor to the point that some are suggesting FIRST should allow an extra of the "easier to use" motor because of this.
|
It's not COTS until it is a component on
your shelf.
During the course of my day job I occasionally run into components that exist in a catalog, but when we try to buy them we discover they don't actually exist. If I was willing to buy 1000 of them the company would pull out the tooling and make some, but they won't do it for the 3 I might need. Consequentially, I have to source and commit to COTS early or plan to go around. The Banebots situation is just an extension of the real world.
Stock Drive Products anyone? I notice that they have this
10 tooth and this
27 tooth which might be useful if they were about .7708 apart. It also seems that the 10 tooth has a bore just under 5mm. Hmmm...