pic: Team 125 sideplate close-up

[Daniel Brim]

Originally Posted by Woody1458

Hey Iw as just wondering because you guys have obviously done it well, how do you mount bearings? Our team is having a lot of problems with them falling out, we tried hammering them in to barely too small holes but that would only last about a day, and epoxy cant take the stress.

Woody, we press them in there. Generally, with aluminum, if you cut a hole .003 undersize a bearing should stay in. Mind you, in a situation like what is pictured, a flanged bearing is a better application. It was a lip that you can press against one side, so it prevents it from being pushed out in one direction. You should not need to epoxy bearing.

Originally Posted by s_forbes

Looks good! Can't wait to see it up close in AZ. How much does the whole thing weigh? (and what kind of wheels are those?)

We don't have an accurate scale in our lab, so we can't give an exact answer to it, but my estimate is about 50 pounds. The wheels are custom made. They are 4" delrin with aluminum hubs and urethane treads.