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Re: Mounting / Connecting The Fisher Price Motor

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Originally Posted by Nitroxextreme
Are their any lighter ways to make these FP gearboxes usable?

My team is trying to use them, but without being able to make the output shaft able to hold sprocket, they will be "useless".

This really is an easy (with access to a lathe), light way to do it. The entire aluminum slug with bolts weighs maybe a few ounces, and the necessary shaft support can be as light as you want to make it.
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