Conveying along chain

[DonRotolo]

Aside from those McMaster parts, there are several ways to attach to a chain - some of which can be as strong as the chain itself.

Aside from the example above, how about a loop around a small sprocket, and pull using the center bore of the sprocket? The chain can be held on with a zip tie, since it's not under stress.

Can you think of other ways?

[ollien]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

Aside from those McMaster parts, there are several ways to attach to a chain - some of which can be as strong as the chain itself.

Aside from the example above, how about a loop around a small sprocket, and pull using the center bore of the sprocket? The chain can be held on with a zip tie, since it's not under stress.

Can you think of other ways?

Huh, now that's an interesting idea. Thanks! We could use an L-Bracket or something to hold the sprocket to the plate. Thanks!

Originally Posted by hectorcastillo

We had three #4 bolts going through our chain on our climber and it successfully lifted over 120 pounds. That being said, we only ran it maybe four or five times in total on our practice bot, and we haven't gotten to see what the strain of an entire competition would do to it, but in short, yeah it works. You can also put more bolts in or have multiple chains to help distribute the load.

Neat. Thanks! Questions like this always remind me why I'm the programmer and not the project manager.