Direct drive minibot - output diameter?

[boomergeek]

Originally Posted by Teched3

It will be a rough ride to the target if you don't use a lathe wih a properly aligned tailstock. You could try a drill press, drilling a hole in a block of plastic or aluminum with it securely clamped on the drill press table. This hole would be equal to the shaft diameter. Then change drills to a small center drill, and then step up in crements to your final hole size. Not perfect, but will get you close. Good luck. Isn't there a local machine shop you could appeal to?

Team 241 has a lathe that we spent time to align the tail stock- it started off about 0.07" off center.
My point is there are about 10 threads on minibot direct drive that say "drill a hole".
(I think some of the audience here on CD sees "drill a hole" and assumes a power drill or a drill press might be sufficient to try;
Or see suggestions like "take off the gear" - but have no idea what a real gear puller is and think of "hammer and pry bar" instead.

I cringe at the potential for wasted time and wasted parts from the possibility of people not having a concept of what the right tools are when someone makes a suggestion to do something.