In general, when using #35 chain in our drive systems, we purchase chain in 10' lengths, break it to the length we need, and use a singular master link to join the ends of the chain. If there were a similar option available for this product (though in perhaps less than 10' segments), it would likely increase appeal somewhat (at least for us).
Apologies about misquoting the price. I simply multiplied 16 links by the pitch of #35 chain, without really thinking about it. I feel silly.
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Originally Posted by mrnoble
It's a fascinating product, BUT
if I'm reading your pricing correctly, one link = one piece of chain. For #35, that means 2 links per inch, and if I assume a roughly 30" length for the side of the robot, we are looking at more than $700 per robot for black track (I didn't price the other colors, so I don't know if black is cheaper than red, say). That's pricey.
Am I reading this wrong?
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For reference, that length of Brecoflex will set you back $200-300 per side of the machine, not counting the pulleys. The Andymark rhino system is $369 per side (with pulleys/plates/etc). No track system is going to be cheap.