pic: sheet metal 6WD

[kajeevan]

To answer a few questions,

I went with 1/8in Al trying to avoid having to put plates around the axles for strength and having to deal with smaller pieces. Also I was hoping to have the side plates tapped so I might not need nuts and just adjust the clutch on the drill to not strip the treads when inserting bolts.

The chain is tensioned with a bent C-channel with extra flanges for strength that hug the axle and is pulled by one 5/16'' bolt. The chain can be tensioned up to 1''. If you look closely enough you can see it.

I don't believe it's possible to have the AM SS in line with each other.
I am using pneumatic shifting.
I positioned them sideways to have easy access to the encoder and shifter.
Speeds are 5 and 18 feet per second.

There is no base plate yet but will be once the function is decided and its worked around it. But the front and back plates connect the entire base together and act like a small base plate at the triangles preventing racking.

Sorry for the late response been busy for a while.