Thread: "Waffle" East Angelbots 1339 Offseason Project
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Re: "Waffle" East Angelbots 1339 Offseason Project
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Originally Posted by BBray_T1296 View Post
tl;dr Churro tube has an exceptionally poor torsional stiffness per unit weight, for weight savings use a hex axle with a hole drilled in it instead
Does that mean ThunderHex by Vex is the best COTS option for weight savings and torque distribution?
By your numbers:

ThunderHex is 1/2" in size
.2" central bore
15% less weight by cross sectional area. ((.5^2)pi-(.2^2)pi))/((.5^2)pi)
The central .2" carries less than 2% of the total load?
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