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Re: How to Power a Rotating Turret

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Originally Posted by Teamcap.2395 View Post
One way we came up with, was to rivet some gates belting (ribbed side out) to the outside of the turntable (This basically turns it into a a giant gear).
Then loop a second belt around it and a gear that goes to the drive motor.
I thought about that and realized that the bend in the belt would alter the spacing between the teeth on the belt, thus making the two belts not fit together. This was true with the KOP belts and pulleys, but i don't know how this effect would play out on a larger wheel.
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