Thread: Shafts in Drivetrains
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Re: Shafts in Drivetrains
We've bent 6061 and 2024 1/2" round shafts. Never a problem with 7075 1/2" round for wheel axles. Just don't cantilever it out too far. In 2012, we had 6" pneumatic tires and 7075 axles, and we jumped the robot over the center field bump (and speed bumps at school) to where the whole thing was a clear 8" in the air, and it was never a problem. Also, I would sometimes ride the robot, and I weigh twice as much as it does.
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