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Re: pic: Manually machinable one-speed gearbox
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Originally Posted by asid61
Why all the odd sprockets instead of just the "normal" 16t ones you can buy from Vex or AM?
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I believe that the larger sprocket makes it geometrically impossible for the chain to ever jump off the sprocket, since the chain is constrained by the wall of the tube. This allows this style of drive to be done without requiring tensioners.
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