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Re: "West Coast" drive?

Team 418's "Wood Coast" drive train was a basic west coast style created using nothing more than common woodworking tools. It is achievable to make these designs using nothing more than a saw and drill press. going down from sliding bearing blocks, multi-speed transmissions, and direct axle drive can really simplify a design, and rid your team of the need for a mill, or other machine work. I hate to say this, but the "west coast" drive trains used by team's such as 254 are overly complex, and require a lot of machining compared to equivalent designs. Many teams (who win a lot too) go without expensive options such as direct drive gearboxes, such as 1114, or 330.


PS: sorry for ragging on your robots guys, i just wanted to make the point that these types of designs are possible without the use of expensive machines or parts.
 


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