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05-04-2010, 02:29

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Re: Chain Tensioning

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Originally Posted by R.C.

Art,

Did you guys put a chamfer on the sprockets and how thick are they?

Thanks,

-RC

We used metric 3mm polycarbonate (.118") sheet for these sprockets, as it reduced the amount of necessary chamfer. The chamfers were done manually with files, since cutting them out on a CNC machine takes long enough as it is.

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