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Originally Posted by ken.3038
Our team is going with a single wheel (8" pneumatic) with a curve. The first attempt was a CIM direct to a hub mounted on the wheel but failed. The hub egg shaped from the CIM shaft. Next we tried a belt driven shaft mounted with bearings but there is to much vibration. We have ordered 2 Versaplanetary gearboxes which one will be changed to 1:1. Mounted to a AndyMark 1/2" hex hub. The idea came from your thread with your small shooter. I shouldn't have cut the shaft with a 1:1 correct?
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If you are mounting a CIM to the VP you will have to cut the shaft no matter what gear ratio. The shaft can't go all the way through the input stage, unless you did some really interesting modifications. You could use standoffs and cut the shaft less than we did.