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Re: pic: 319 Octagonal Drive Isometric

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Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay View Post
Here you go.

Note that the cantilever could be reduced further by the use of wheels other than Colsons.
Thanks so much.

Less cantilever is nice, but those Colson wheels are just so robust. No need to replace them throughout the year. When I was on 121, we used them from 2005 through 2008 without issue (and we had to make our own hubs then!).

I know a lot of teams like to use 7075 for the shafts to be lightweight, but for the little extra weight, I would try and go with steel (granted, as stated previously, that the steel hex shaft lines up well with the hex bearings). I saw a few teams last year shear some 7075 shafts (including gearbox direct drive shafts) and replacing those did not look like fun...
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