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Re: pic: 2605 Mecanum Drive

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Originally Posted by JorgeReyes View Post
Do you have something keeping the belts tensioned apart from the screws to tighten the cim down. If it doesn't I think it will gradually get loose and the belts might fall off. What I'm thinking of is something like the WCP cam tensioner.
We've done chain drivetrains like this and found that they slip unless you use something like star washers on the bolts. This was sixteenth inch sheet metal though, these tubes might work better.
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