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Originally Posted by billbo911
This is good to know. I never have heard if the BD's were solid or weak.
So, why only three matches?
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I was troubleshooting the type of belting I was using for the majority of my free time at the Detroit regional at Wayne, and the roller claw was only ready to put on for the last three matches. Lesson learned: never buy thick, pre-sized belts.
As far as the sturdiness, I only had issues when I put the motor into a situation that I couldn't turn by hand easily, in which case the gears in the box would pop out of place (they can easily be put back). I mounted it with a couple of screws through the casing and electrical tape onto an long angle bracket I made. As far as the drive connection, I hammered a regular locking screwdriver bit into one of our rollers (1/4" hole), the hex of the screwdriver bit holds it in place. The roller-screwdriver bit combo then just clicks into the BD.
As you can guess, this was a lot of trial and error.