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Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter
My one comment about the integrity of the design is about the idler axle. I've never used a single bearing on an axle like that... does anyone else have some experience with an idler shaft with gears on each side supported by only one bearing?
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I only just noticed this after you pointed it out. I too am interested on what people think about this. On one hand there are so many constraints on the shaft from the meshing gears that it may be alright. On the other hand though, the amount of play in a single bearing (put a shaft through 1 bearing and try to wiggle it up and down) is quite significant.