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10-01-2010, 21:13

EricH

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Re: Spiral Drive

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Originally Posted by ashoji12

but would this work like a crab drive?

Probably. But you're reinventing the mecanum wheel, to some extent.

Take a look at http://www.andymark.biz/mecanumwheels.html and see if those are pretty close to what you mean.

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