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Re: CIM-U-LATORS

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post

I don't mean to be cocky, as I'm no amazing designer, but I could knock out a N:1 single speed gearbox in thirty minutes or less in CAD, and a few minutes or less in conceptual design. This is true of many, many members on FIRST teams, many of which have no special skills and are just average people.
Adam is right. Last year I made a simple 1:5 gearbox using a few pieces of Delrin, some vex standoffs, and gears from an FP Trans in about an hour or two and did most of the work using a hand drill and drill press. I ran the delrin side plates on the mill just to get a decent looking edge, but I did the rough cuts on a bad saw. I'd imagine that most teams have access to a Drill press and Bandsaw or similar tools. It's really not that difficult to make a simple gearbox, especially if you have a basic understanding of gears and how they work.
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