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Originally posted by cybermind
A clarification on the "common" conveyer belt question: (#2)
We are thinking of using conveyer belting for driving (Like a tank). But since we are a rookie team we are not sure where to get the supplies or even what we need. Specifically what we wanted to know is:
What conveyer belt do you recomend?
What wheel are we supposed to use with the conveyer belt?
How did you attach the conveyer belt to the wheel?
Thank you for your help!
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OK, so you want a tread design. First off, if you have the money I like BrecoFlex....you should have received a catalog from them in your kit. They sell the material and the pullies for it. Otherwise you could make your own tank treads like we did two years ago (look in the bottom right of the picture with me and pink hair). You can also go with something like double sided rubber belting from Gates.
As for the wheels, in previous years teams have used conveyor belt material and attatched them to wheels...like
these or
these . We got material(we used neopreme) from McMasterCarr and attached it with screws (you could also use rivets). This year this is a little more tricky because FIRST will be stingy about metal on the playingfield...glue seems one of the only options in this respect....