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Re: Possible to extend output shaft on WCP Gearbox?

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Originally Posted by joeyxylophone View Post
Thank you for the response, Asid. Our team does not actually have a functional lathe at the moment, so I'd rather try to find a pre-made solution. I am using 1.5" thick Colson wheels, and 30mm of pulley thickness total, and it does not fit on the part I downloaded. Does the actual shaft come longer than represented in the CAD?
I would assume not, but I haven't checked.
Would it be possible to use 9mm pulleys instead, or 7/8" wide colson wheels? Have you though about using chain instead of belts?
The end is tapped for 1/4-20s, so it might be possible to stick a 1/2" Vex tube axle on the end and throw a 1/4-20 on it.
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