Thread: 254 telescoping arm design choices?
View Single Post
  #9   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 23-06-2013, 11:44
smart1's Avatar
smart1 smart1 is offline
Registered User
AKA: Kyle
FRC #0967 (Iron Lions)
Team Role: Mentor
  
Join Date: May 2013
Rookie Year: 2007
Location: Marion,IA
Posts: 48
smart1 has much to be proud ofsmart1 has much to be proud ofsmart1 has much to be proud ofsmart1 has much to be proud ofsmart1 has much to be proud ofsmart1 has much to be proud ofsmart1 has much to be proud ofsmart1 has much to be proud of
Re: 254 telescoping arm design choices?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Travis Covington View Post
The belt is a GT2 5mm pitch x 15mm wide gates timing belt. We used it because it was the smallest available size to allow for a moderate Factor of Safety for one arm to lift the entire robot.

The rollers are simply sleeve bushings (SAE 841 oil impregnated bronze) on an aluminum shaft. We wanted to use delrin rollers on the shafts, but had no desire to machine them ourselves. The bronze rollers were not ideal, but they worked fine.

Hope this helps.
Thanks, are there any changes you would make?
__________________
Who is this guy named We I keep hearing about, everybody says We will do that later but I haven't ever met him.