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Re: Questions about crab/swerve drive.

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Originally Posted by hillale View Post
Precision is key when building a bulletproof swerve drive. This cuts down on everything from chain play to drift. Our 2007 swerve (handmade) was down for some reason or another (thrown chains, etc.) every few matches. Our 2008 swerve (waterjetted) made it through 3 regionals and champs without the need for a fix (until IRI when one of the axles wore far enough to lose it's snap ring which was a less than 1 minute fix with our design).

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I see. Did you machine your wheel hums out of one piece of metal? I'm guessing not, but it's an idea.
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