pic: FTC Bearing and Axle upgrade

[joeweber]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

See, this is what gets me... I've NEVER seen someone say "Tetrix is great we use it every chance we get"

Which begs the question, why are we going to lengths to use the Tetrix parts? It seems you are using 4" wheels already. I know someone used the AM kit wheels in FTC earlier in this thread. Why not utilize FRC levels of construction and forego the 1/4" axles entirely? 3/8" hex is cheaper than most Tetrix components... Heck, with the weight some of these bots are getting (I think Minotaur was 70lbs+ in 2013) it might make sense...

Joe, I guess what I'm asking is, why not just go full blown parallel plate drive with 3/8" axles. Simple chain 1:1 from the Tetrix motors. Wouldn't it be easier than working inside the constraints of the Tetrix parts?

We are from Michigan where our students are junior high school students and with Tetrix they can fully assemble a robot with out our help. Its great to set back and watch them do everything. With FRC we have machine most of it.