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Re: CAD: Making a cam mechanism

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Originally Posted by Greg Needel View Post
Have you thought of how you are going to lock the cam in position yet if the tension required is somewhere before the over center feature?
Since the cam should have only a small amount of force that tries to "unlock" it, simply tightening the #10 bolt that mounts the cam to the side plate should do the trick. Combined with the four #10 transmission bolts, I believe the setup will be strong enough to keep the chains properly tensioned for at least several matches, though I could be wrong.
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