View Single Post
  #5   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 08-11-2004, 14:18
Peter Matteson's Avatar
Peter Matteson Peter Matteson is offline
Ambitious but rubbish!
FRC #0177 (Bobcat Robotics)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: South Windsor, CT
Posts: 1,653
Peter Matteson has a reputation beyond reputePeter Matteson has a reputation beyond reputePeter Matteson has a reputation beyond reputePeter Matteson has a reputation beyond reputePeter Matteson has a reputation beyond reputePeter Matteson has a reputation beyond reputePeter Matteson has a reputation beyond reputePeter Matteson has a reputation beyond reputePeter Matteson has a reputation beyond reputePeter Matteson has a reputation beyond reputePeter Matteson has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Spinning a Piston Rod

Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Lobovsky
The proper way to do it would be to use bearings/bushings to couple the non-spinning piston shaft, to the spinning gearbox. I can't think of an exact design right now, but I'm sure someone on CD can .
This is how we did it. I'll see if I can get a picture to post and show it.

We used a Technocat transmission but our shifting setup looks quite different. I don't know if there is a funtional difference between the setups.