VexPro Clamping Gearbox Dead Axle

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Originally Posted by Ari423

My plan was to drill a largely oversized hole (1"+) and then use the clamping gearbox's sliding ability to tension the chain on the sprocket. I'm not sure exactly what you are suggesting about running it live axle. Are you saying to just set it up normally as a live axle or something special?

I see. I was thinking of either setting it up live axle or machining it dead axle, but if you need to tension it you could look into either tensioning on the other end or running some kind of idler sprocket or other non-shaft tensioner.