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Re: pic: Mecanum Musings

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Originally Posted by Speedfiend View Post
There are definitely many revisions that could be made to seriously reduce machining time, but this is really just a 1.0 wheel. I'm debating changing the milling operation on the hex to be entirely one sided, so the "dishing" of the wheel would be done in a single Mill op. I'll have to do some FEA tests to see how the strength would stack up...
I think what you have here is just fine. If you're using a CNC mill, the same program would be used for both sides, so there could be time savings there. Another option would be to incorporate a spoke pattern something like our 4" tread wheel design. It might help if you plan on making the wheel wider.
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