pic: OH GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE???

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Originally Posted by joshy1323

congrats im very impressed with your cad work. do u have any other completed designs? and how long did this take to draw this up? im sure u included all the measurements and materials in your design or you wouldnt have been able to calculate the weight and also to do that i am sure u were able to calculate the load it can take in different directions. if so what type of aluminum do u intend to use? is this design just an after thought that u wanted to get opinions about or is this something u want to use? if you are planning to use it idk if u should show the needy eyes all us competitors ur plans like this. again i wanna stress that i am very impressed with ur cad.

I DO THIS STUFF FOR FUN.
Really, I do. I ran into a snag trying to figure out the gear ratio it needed for the design, so I decided to post it up here looking for help. I do most of my calculations using the JVN calc to make it easier, then optimize the ratios for part availability, machining complexity etc.

And yes, I have many other designs posted up here, and yes I put in all of my materials as I CAD my parts, this one in particular is made of 6010 (correct?) alum, and steel axles, sprockets, gears etc. what you saw is what SolidWorks did it's mass calculations from.

Also, i realize this design is completely, and utterly complex. I would not really even consider building something like this. But CAD allows us to dream right?