pic: Team 4499's off season gearbox

[Michael 4499]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

I personally think 16ft/s single speed with 4-cims on 6" wheels is a bit fast. If you find that out too, are you able to increase your final reduction? VEXpro's 82-tooth gear spacing is nice since it allows for a lot of various reductions with the gears they have in stock.

Yes, we are able to make our own gears and change them out, we are using a 72 tooth spacing. We were just planning on making a fast drive base while learning the basics of gearbox manufacturing.