I must say these look extremely professional, and quite functional. I am rather impressed. My only *constructive* criticism is that these look really weighty.
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Originally Posted by abeD
Wow those look really professional. I bet they weigh very little as well. I'm going to take a guess and say that those are delrin or some type of nylon gears.
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LIGHT!!!! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!!! Those side plates are freaking ridiculous. There seems to be a trend of this among FIRST teams. There is honestly no reason to make side plates any thicker than about an 1/8" maybie 3/16" if they are directly supporting wheels. Check out the kit gearbox, many of the team 45 gearboxes, the andymark gearboxes etc. Last year our gearboxes were made from 3/16" plate and looking back even that was overkill.
One question: It would appear as if this is a two-speed box. How does the shifting mechanism work and is it plastic?