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Originally Posted by BenX02
2) This is going to sound like a dumb question, but I have heard that a water jet/computerized mill is necessary for building a crab drive system, may I ask why? The machine shop our team meets at has one, but in the past they have not let us use it.
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Precision is key when building a bulletproof swerve drive. This cuts down on everything from chain play to drift. Our 2007 swerve (handmade) was down for some reason or another (thrown chains, etc.) every few matches. Our 2008 swerve (waterjetted) made it through 3 regionals and champs without the need for a fix (until IRI when one of the axles wore far enough to lose it's snap ring which was a less than 1 minute fix with our design).
If you want more info, pm Aren_Hill
Several West Coast teams have attended IRI. I don't know of a single team from east of the Rockies that has attended ANY West Coast off-season. So who is afraid of who? - ChrisH [more] 
24-04-2009, 11:17
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