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Re: Worm Gear

We used a worm gear on our shoulder for this year's robot. Although we used a globe motor instead of a CIM, the gearbox can easily be adapted to fit the shaft. Here's an Inventor rendering of it: http://static.sigmacat108.com/images...nsmission2.jpg

And the actual thing:
http://static.sigmacat108.com/images...mechanical.jpg

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