pic: BCR294 Protoype 4-speed transmission plates

[AdamHeard]

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[sanddrag]

Here's a tip, you should be able to dye this material with RIT fabric dye, any color of your liking, and it comes out really cool looking. I would experiment on some scraps first though.

[Pat Fairbank]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

Here's a tip, you should be able to dye this material with RIT fabric dye, any color of your liking, and it comes out really cool looking.

What kind of material is this?

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Pat Fairbank

What kind of material is this?

It almost looks like HDPE.

[Qbranch]

I'd say its delrin....

is that going to be strong enough to hold your bearings and such? have you run it through COSMOS/Ansys? looks to be about 1/4" thick...

-q

[lukevanoort]

I'll guess some form of nylon.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Qbranch

I'd say its delrin....

is that going to be strong enough to hold your bearings and such? have you run it through COSMOS/Ansys? looks to be about 1/4" thick...

-q

We used 1/4" delrin for our transmission plates this season. Worked perfectly. No signs of wear at all.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

I'll guess some form of nylon.

Nylon it is..... we used the same material that 33 used (albeit it is a different color). I would've gone with delrin, but it was more expensive and 33 already successfully used this.

To be honest, I haven't stress tested these; We tested most of the base, but I don't really know what kind of loads to apply and teams have made similar transmissions with success before.