VEXpro 2017

[Andrew_L]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Particularly looking at the WCP gearboxes.

Give it a couple of weeks - I believe RC mentioned something about stock coming in within the next two to three weeks in another thread.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Andrew_L

Give it a couple of weeks - I believe RC mentioned something about stock coming in within the next two to three weeks in another thread.

We're running out of a "couple of weeks" to give.

[Andrew_L]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

We're running out of a "couple of weeks" to give.

What's your deadline? I don't have any inside info, but from previous years most of the suppliers have their stock ready by early to mid December.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Andrew_L

What's your deadline? I don't have any inside info, but from previous years most of the suppliers have their stock ready by early to mid December.

I obviously can't speak for Sean, but we try to have most of our pre-season purchasing done before Thanksgiving, to avoid the December shipping rush. About all we have left are fasteners and metal stock.

[DRow]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Any dates as to when the VexPro line-up will be fully restocked? Particularly looking at the WCP gearboxes.

All products are in work, and we hope to have mostly everything in stock by 12/15, with all items in stock by Kickoff.

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Are there any other new products this year?

We appreciate the interest in additional VEXpro items. We consider this product line to be fairly mature. While we talked about a variety of things we could do for 2017, many of these are niche products and don't make sense for us to provide. The VersaPlanetary upgrade is the biggest change for this season. There are some other small things coming out, but due to manufacturing delays we don't know exactly when they'll be available. We're sensitive to the needs of teams, and since we can't guarantee a date we decided it is probably best to just "launch them once they're available" so that no one is depending on them in their design. As these small items roll out, we'll post announcements here.

[DRow]

We've added steel versions to several of our VEXpro spur gears in both 1/2" and 3/8" Hex. These are now in stock on the VEXpro website! Use steel gears for high-torque or high shock-load situations, and aluminum gears to save precious weight.

Be sure to check them out here:

http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/mo...-hex-bore.html (1/2")
http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/mo...-hex-bore.html (3/8")

Look for more updates coming soon.

[cbale2000]

Originally Posted by DRow

We've added steel versions to several of our VEXpro spur gears in both 1/2" and 3/8" Hex. These are now in stock on the VEXpro website! Use steel gears for high-torque or high shock-load situations, and aluminum gears to save precious weight.

Be sure to check them out here:

http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/mo...-hex-bore.html (1/2")
http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/mo...-hex-bore.html (3/8")

Look for more updates coming soon.

Was there any particular reason you chose those size gears in particular? Any plans to add versahub-compatible versions?

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by cbale2000

Was there any particular reason you chose those size gears in particular? Any plans to add versahub-compatible versions?

My reasonable assumption: The smallest gears are used as pinions more and are more likely to strip than a larger gear.

None of the gears that come in steel are larger than 1.5" pitch diameter, so the VersaKey doesn't have anywhere to go.