I’m working on a project were i need to mount a DeWALT 2-speed drill. The application of this drill is for a drive train direct driving a wheel so secure mounting is needed. I took off the case to take a look inside and the case seems to be needed to hold the gearbox together but i will cut the handle off. I have a couple of solutions but I am wondering if anyone else has a better one before I start cause funding is very much limited so I wanted the best and simplest method possible. So anyone with any idea of mounting this it would be much appreciated.
If you have not read the Nothing But Dewalts white paper, I highly recommend that you do so. While the model you are looking at is slightly different, it should give you a good leg up to start with (including holding the gearbox).
Team 975’s first year robot used the Bosch drill motor/tranny *with *the case. I think that was the last time the drill case was included. We sawed off the handle, then carefully aligned the case and used heavy-duty expanding polyurethane construction adhesive to bed it to a base plate. The plate had waxed paper on it so it wouldn’t stick. That provided us with a flat on one half the case. It was then held down with two large hose clamps.
Read the nothing but Dewalts paper to understand what parts you need/should leave intact. At the end of the paper it shows a welded aluminum clamp to hold the nose. For OCCRA, a lot of teams use an U-bolt exhaust clamp. You can then block in or strap down the handle to act as a torque reaction/anti-rotation feature. This is quick and easy, but not terribly attractive. http://www.mufflermall.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=734
These style of clamps can be purchased at any auto shop for a few dollars.
“Gluing” down the casings wasn’t exactly elegant, but it did not distort them or damage them, as could happen with an ill-fitted muffler clamp with too much torque. I prefer to think of it as a high-tech polymer bedding process.
