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Re: How to Power a Rotating Turret

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Originally Posted by Seat Ninja View Post
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.
We thought this might be a problem as well, but with the testing we did, It wasn't an issue for some reason... Maybe we just had good luck that day...
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