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Re: Custom Gearboxes
I agree that you can buy very good gearboxes that perform very well. It is unlikely that you will make a gearbox that performs better then one you buy. This observation is from a team that makes gearboxes each year. There are 3 good reasons to make you own gearboxes.
1. Pride, The students get a great ego boost when they succeed and see their gearbox perform at events.
2. Space saving, A unique design that allows a gearbox to fit where no others will fit. Last year we increase the usable space by 3" in the center of our robot and used that space for our shooter.
3. Education, This is the best reason and the one that makes it worth while. The students have to come up with a goal. Then they work out a design and CAD thru many iterations. Then many design reviews with further changes. Now they build prototypes and find that their design may need further modification so things fit together. Now they must test and find what needs improvement. Then they can make they final gearboxes. During this time they are learning how to manage the project, people, and time deadlines.
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Last edited by Seth Mallory : 08-11-2016 at 17:35.
Reason: left a part out.
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