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Re: pic: Mecanum Wheel Project - Rev. D

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Originally Posted by M. Krass
I don't know if I have anything particularly fancy lying about and, unfortunately, I can't really share a lot of what I do these days.
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Originally Posted by InfernoX14
I have one question.

If they aren't going to be used for FIRST. What are they going to be used for?
I think you skipped over your answer.

I can fully understand where she's coming from. Remember this is a public forum and you never know who's reading what you post. Working at my current job (injection molding) I have to be careful about some of the info I give out plus I almost had a job in another industry (defense contractor) where I would have been even more limited, to the point of not even able to tell my spouse if I was married or even my family exactly what I was working on. Injection molding has quite a bit of competition between manufacturers of equipment (where I'm employed) and I'm careful not to tell about current projects for fear a competitor may try to steal or copy our latest design ideas or even find out who we're selling to and take our business away.



Now for my question,
how much weight are these wheels expected to carry/support? I'm curious about the use of the 1/4" nylon tube for the axles and the possiblity of it "crushing" between the hub and the screw in the center. I know you mentioned that you may not want the rollers removable in which case it seems the complete wheel assembly would have to be replaced if the rollers wear out.
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