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Re: Roller Claw
We used two plates of lexan that sandwiched two 550's with 104:1 gearboxes in the base of the claw, and four rollers in the "fingers" of the claw. The gearbox output shaft extended from inside the claw. The four rollers had shafts that also extended out of the claw. Each 550 powered the nearest roller with a 1:2 chain reduction, and then each roller powered the one in front of it with some polycord loops.
It actually looked a lot like 1730's, but with chain instead of belt, both chains on the same side, and the chain outside of the frame. We also used smaller rollers and polycord.
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