Elevator Design - Rack and Pinion Cascaded - 772

[akoscielski3]

I didn't see the other posts before but now I do. I have to agree that moving the rack and pinion to the rear would be better idea, that way I will have less force on the motor and gear [forward], this could put extra unneeded strain on the motor and gear. Thanks for the idea

The second part I can see being good also, should I just Mount a gear to the shaft/axle and the same gear to the Motor/gearbox and drive that? I could also just use 1 motor, but then I would have more torsional stress on that axle. (I'm really typing my what I'm thinking right now).

I am going to stick with the Rack and Pinion style for THIS elevator. I like it and it seems very useful.

Great Tips so far! Very helpful!