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Originally Posted by squirrel
The shaft is 3/8" hex, with the ends turned to fit into the 3/8" ID bearings. The older FP first stage gear happens to have a 3/8" hex hole in it.
I was thinking we might step it down to 5/16" where it enters the 1/2" shaft, or possibly make a larger diameter coupler to fit over both shafts (for example, by turning the end of the 1/2" shaft to 3/8", and using a short length of 1/2" od 3/8" id steel tube)
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Yeah I was fearing that... We were trying to avoid getting the hex shaft. We have the capabilities to do so, we just didn't want to make that investment... I'm thinking we'll give pinning it a try, and if that fails we'll have a hex shaft ready to go.
Okay, glad to see you guys are thinking about connecting the two the right way. Let me know how it all comes together! (It's kinda scary how our two designs are similar... our turrets are basically the same as well)