pic: Bit Buckets 2015 Offseason Drivetrain

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Originally Posted by z_beeblebrox

Thank you. We looked at your team's robots when we were trying to figure out whether or how a laser-cut robot would work.

Do you guys have any experience with wood gearboxes or bearing press fits? We're trying them on this robot but won't have much time to test them before build season.

We've never done wood gearboxes, but bearing press fits work fine, you just have to make the hole a hair smaller than the size of the bearing.

Is your chassis held together entirely with T-slots? We thought those would not be strong enough, so we use wood glue for everything. It probably helps that you are using 1/4" plywood, rather than 3/16".