Hi I am a member of team 4613 Barker Redbacks, we have designed a low cost, low part count gearbox which gives the motor a 7.5:1 gear reduction, with a ½ hex output shaft. Our team has the capacity to manufacture these gearboxes in-house and we have partnered with a local sponsor. We are going to donate 40 of these gearbox kits to rookie teams in countries where it can be difficult to get parts like Australia, Brazil, Turkey and China among others. We will also spread the project to the FRC community by encouraging teams who have access to similar machining resources and distribute the gearboxes to teams in their area.
We have been in contact with Frank and he has confirmed that the throttle motor will be legal and sent out in the KOP once again in 2016(but with the FirstChoice release, we already knew this)
We have already made several systems utilising the gearbox we have designed, including a Polycord intake.
More information about the project will soon be on our website:
www.team4613.org
We found our bandsaw on Craigslist for $40. We keep looking for laser cutters and waterjets in that price range, but so far no luck. - chapman1 [more] 
30-11-2015, 19:08
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