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Re: Mecanum Wheels

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Originally Posted by Jeff 801 View Post
If I was going to use this in more of an industrial application I would use R4 bearings a polycarbonate core urethane outside. But for where these are being used nylon is good enough and they are zinc plated bolts.

As for determining roller profile I made a sweep having reference points every 1/8 inch. I have attached 2 pictures showing the sketch in CAD and the finished assembly.
This looks great! Nice circular contour. If you're interested in the math, I posted a couple of short papers here showing two different ways to derive the formula for the roller profile.

You said it was used in a "high capacity application". What was that?