Questions about building a West Coast Drive with VersaChassis

[Monochron]

Originally Posted by Nemo

If you use #25 chain, get Dark Soul Chain tool, which costs about $40 with shipping. It eliminates the connecting links (weak links).

Chain for one WCD costs $10 vs ~$50 for four belts, so it pays for itself. With the sale on the AndyMark pulleys, the cost isn't much different either way, so I would focus more on whether you'd rather end up with belts or chains. I think it would be cool to run belts, but I also like having a bunch of sprockets and chain around so we can make up a manipulator chain connection pretty easily without ordering a specific belt or stocking a dozen different belt sizes. Chain is annoying in some ways, though.

Man, I would like to use that but if I go with #25 chain then I can't use the Vex Double Sprockets (They only sell #35 doubles) meaning that I would have to get 8 Single Sprockets which pushes the price even higher than with belts.
I do really like the idea of training the students with chains but adding in the cost of accessories pushes this up around $60 more than with belts. It's a tough choice.