05-02-2004 01:05

sanddrag

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

I'm having a tough time of where that cutting blade fits into your gearbox Anyway, I think that's the most gears I've ever seen for one purpose. We will be having 8 gears (+Bosch trannies) total. I bet there's more gears than that inside a lathe, but I've never seen them, and it is like 20 speeds you know.

05-02-2004 01:10

Aaron Lussier

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

Seems like there are alot of 8 sets and 4 sets, perhaps individual wheel gearboxes + spares. As for the cutting wheel...It's always eaiser to pick up a deflated ball

-Aaron

05-02-2004 01:12

FotoPlasma

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

Does anyone else just find this outright scary?

05-02-2004 01:20

sanddrag

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

Strangely I count 60 gears. And that is not counting the "dual gears" (two different sizes in one) separately. And add to that 9 sprockets.

05-02-2004 01:45

sfield

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

I'm pretty sure that there are not 60 gears, however that would be a pretty cool coincidence. I would be willing to bet that it will be a 4 motor drive just like the robot 2 years ago, and if you look there are about 8 of everything, so 2 for each motor. Just a guess and I have no idea what my former teammates are up to this year cause I have kinda fallen outta the loop. But if any of my old teammates read this (and still know who I am!!) drop me a line and let me know whats up in Arizona. sftx2@mizzou.edu Looks impresive everyone, can't wait to see the finished version!

Stephen Field
60 Alum
(Now chillin' in Missouri)

05-02-2004 02:32

WakeZero

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

Now I heard a rumor that you guys and 254 were working on this gearbox together? Is that true? Very cool guys!

05-02-2004 02:57

rdsideresistanc

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

Isn't it going to be hard to keep the weight down with all that stuff?

05-02-2004 02:59

Cory

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

Not if it's not all on one robot.

Cory

05-02-2004 03:02

rdsideresistanc

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

I see

05-02-2004 10:12

Rob Colatutto

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

I don't think those are cutting wheels, rather parts to a racheting system perhaps.

05-02-2004 10:53

SuperJake

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

I'll bet you they are making two identical drive systems - one for the competition bot and one for a practice bots. That's why there are so many duplicates.

05-02-2004 11:41

FotoPlasma

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

Judging from the Bionic Poofs (Cheesy Bulldogs?) showing at Cal Games, last September, I don't find it hard to believe that team 60 and 254 are working together, this season. Whatever they'd come up with, I'm sure it'd be awesome.

05-02-2004 12:44

WakeZero

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

Well I didn't go to the mechanical workshop at the AZ Kickoff like I wanted to, but they apparently announced their cooperation with 254 during it. If I heard correctly, 60 is making parts a, b and c while 254 is making parts d, e and f... and then they swap. Pretty cool stuff, it could explain why there are so many of each part

05-02-2004 16:32

OneAngryDaisy

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

man, those suckers look purty heavy.. i'm sure running to 60 and 254's pits at alanta though..

05-02-2004 23:34

JVN

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

I think this is great.
I've also heard this rumor, and I can't wait to see how it works out.

This could be the future of FIRST.

John

06-02-2004 00:20

Ken Leung

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

The poof's and kingman designed a drive train during summer together, and they were able to enter that robot into Cal Games at September after that summer. As I remembered it the robot was finished the week before. Definitely a very cool thing to happen. It shows that teams can work together to compliment each other and make each of their robotics program better. Especially with a game of alliances, partnership is definitely a good way to go.

You know you can't build a robot that does everything, unless you build CD's 2000 bot or Beatty's 2001 bot. And even with those robots you need a good partner.

07-02-2004 01:58

tkwetzel

Re: pic: Team 60 Drive Train Parts

That is a lot of gears. I want to see the final product. Please post pictures of it when possible.

There are indeed 60 gears there. But there are at least 11 sprockets. Why an odd number? Can we not see one of them?