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Re: pic: Gears in Tube, Mecanum WCD

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
You already are making something out of plate to mount the CIMs to the tube - if you really want as few parts as possible, just make one gearbox half out of plate and use the tube side as the other half of the gearbox. There are reasons not to do this (mainly design flexibility if you change your mind about gearing, admittedly not common) but it does reduce part count and would be similar to your current setup with less weight spent on a tube that's wider than you need.
Even if you change gearing, it isn't really a problem in most mainstream cases. You can put five different ratios (between 5.95:1 and 12.75:1, surely enough for this application) into the AM Toughbox and variants like the Toughbox Micro with the same plates or housing, and Vex has multiple options too.

So you could still burn in your hole placements without regrets, if you're smart about it.
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