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Re: Starting out with Swerve Drive.

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Originally Posted by fovea1959 View Post
I'm having a little difficulty following here: are the arguments of "best" saying "best for competition" or "best for learning swerve on a tight budget"?

If we have a pile of CIMs and a Bridgeport (and the sharp students that know how to use it), how much much coin are we talking for swerve on a flyweight chassis (NOT a competition quality chassis)? How much machining time to go with it?
If your looking for a custom swerve drive that can be build quickly with only manual machines, I would recommend looking at our most recent design. Here is a link:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/41039

The first module was almost completely designed and manufactured in one week by a couple students and a mentor. It was build with only a manual Bridgeport and a table top manual lathe.
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