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Originally Posted by Bryce2471

I am in love with the packaging as well, but there are too many compromises necessary to make it fit like this.

-The gear ratios are close together, and they're not really adjustable.
-You would have to take a standard 64t gear and cut a ball shifter bore in it.
-It requires two expensive bearings that are 0.75" id 1" od.
-two of the motors go through 1 or 3 stages of gearing, and the other goes through 3 or 5 stages of gearing.
-It's heavier than my other gearboxes.

It would definitely be cool to build one, and you wouldn't find a gearbox with a lower COG, but I think my other designs are a lot closer to ideal for my team.

As a side note, those bearings only cost a little bit on Boca Bearings, and you could use a bushing if you wanted to.
However, I see why you don't like this. Custom gears are tricky to machine without a softjaw or machinable collet IME.