[ksafin]

We've been wondering how one goes about calculating linear force from motor torque.

For example, if you have a motor of X torque, with a spindle of radius R attached to it, how can you determine the linear force (ie tension in the string being rolled onto the spindle)?

That's just an example.

In reality, our setup is such that the motor has an 40 tooth gear to a 80 tooth gear, which is then on the same axle as a pinion gear which moves across a rack for our linear slide.

We're trying to find out how much this rack and pinion can lift; the motor's torque is 283 oz-in.