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Re: pic: FRC488 -- Fall Project
Any particular reason that you're using live axles? It seems like you could use dead axles with a little gear machining - drilling out the wheel gears to allow a bit more clearance for a 1/2" shaft to slide through, and boring out a bearing hole in the idlers. Using those axles as standoffs could potentially add some rigidity to your frame for "free". Plus, no hex bearings, so it saves money too.
Edit: On a closer look, they're definitely dead axles that are already serving this purpose, but my point still stands with regards to saving some cost + it's far easier to find good round stock than good hex stock.
I like the concept a lot!
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We also have a CNC mill and CNC lathe, but we're interested in doing this only if we can do it quickly. Milling anything takes too long for my MTV-generation attention span. :) - Madison [more] 
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