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Re: pic: FRC558's modified VEXpro Drive in a Day

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Originally Posted by TD78 View Post
I should clarify. I was not looking to form 3/8"-16 threads (or similar) using a die...I was thinking about drilling and tapping the ends of the steel rod (using a drill and tap). The rod would become a stiffening dead axle.
You could turn down the ends of the 3/8" rod and thread them for 1/4-20. The major downside of this being that you'd need to remove the outside of the drivetrain if you wanted to change a wheel.
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