Thread: pic: GBX-116, Drill press swerve drive
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Re: pic: GBX-116, Drill press swerve drive
This looks really, really impressive. I've wanted to make an easy-to machine swerve for a while now.

I'm not sure if I would use sheet metal for the caster box. It's weak across the joints, so I'd be worried about my box doing a parallelogram. Cutting it from extrusion would be much stronger.

17 fps seems fast for a 4-cim. It'll accelerate okay, but I'd be worried about blowing breakers if you hit something.

12-14 theoretical might be more reasonable.

Pleeeeaaaaaase release the CAD for this. I really want to check it out!
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