Thread: CIM to 3/8" Coupling?
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Re: CIM to 3/8" Coupling?
Andymark and Vexpro offer shaft adapters that take 5/16" keyed CIM shaft up to 1/2" hex.

My team has made similar adapters using 3/8" hex stock drilled through in an accurate lathe chuck, then cutting the keyslots through by hand with a Dremel. The 2mm key height needs to be reduced by about 0.01" (filing in a vise works) so it won't extend beyond the 3/8" hex.

How will your bevel gear set-up handle thrust load on the CIM?
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