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Re: Castings in FRC
There was a team in MN in 2008 that had several cast gearbox frames on their manipulator. I can't remember the team number. They ended up removing the entire manipulator assembly due to being very significantly overweight, but that was due to overall system design, not just the cast gearboxes. If my memory serves me correctly, each gearbox was a CIM driving a worm gear assembly, and the cast parts were about 1/2" thick.
I know of several teams here in MN that still have machine shops with casting facilities in their schools.
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