Thread: Plastic whiskers on central spindle: Design Secrets Revealed
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Re: Plastic whiskers on central spindle: Design Secrets Revealed
Team 1218 found 4" brushes from PowerBrushes.com fit perfectly into the channel of 1" 8020 and gave us the right diameter for our 24" cylinder. We could alter the number of brushes from 1-4, control the stiffness and length of the brush material and could easily direct drive the 8020 core with a combination of Andy Mark transmission, CIM and a custom adapter. Dead simple, 100% reliable.
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