Off season special project (Gearbox)

[EricH]

Plate and gear materials? That's probably got more to do with whether it'll fail than anything else combined...

[Dragonslayerend]

It's AL 7075 for gears, AL 6061 for plates and shafts. besides the cims the rest is all 316 stainless steel.

[asid61]

Originally Posted by Dragonslayerend

It's AL 7075 for gears, AL 6061 for plates and shafts. besides the cims the rest is all 316 stainless steel.

6061 shafts? Make them 7075 at least, or some kind of medium carbon steel if you can.

[magnets]

Originally Posted by asid61

6061 shafts? Make them 7075 at least, or some kind of medium carbon steel if you can.

For .500" hex shafts that aren't cantilevered in gearboxes, 6061 is likely strong enough.

That said, vex pro sells .500 hex shaft that is a great fit for their products at a pretty reasonable price.

[Dragonslayerend]

Hmm this thing is supposed to last atleast 3 years. So yeah might change shafts to 7075 then.