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Re: Direct drive minibot - output diameter?

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Originally Posted by DonRotolo View Post
OK, so is ANYone allowed to use the lathe(s)? If yes, have HER (or him) drill the hole for you. end of story.
Nope. No one on the team... And the tech teachers are singularly uncooperative. (We're working on a way to end-around them, but it's taking longer than I'd like.)

And for the record, a sub-2s minibot doesn't require direct-drive with a tiny output shaft. Our custom wheels are over an inch in diameter, and we're still using one stage from the gearbox, and with deployment we're at 1.8s.
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