Image Discuss: Team 820 Gearbox



Team 820 (North Toronto CI) Gearbox using CIMs

Is that Worm Gear part of the shaft, weilded on, or just keyed in, Cause it looks like its part of the shaft it self…

nicely done

I wish we had the tools and expertise to machine something like that

*Originally posted by The wheelman *
**Is that Worm Gear part of the shaft, weilded on, or just keyed in, Cause it looks like its part of the shaft it self… **

It is on a shaft, not welded :smiley:

looks like the one from the kit, with the steel spacers they gave in the kit

*Originally posted by Nataku *
**looks like the one from the kit, with the steel spacers they gave in the kit **

looks are deceiving because they’re not the ones from the kit :smiley:

The ones from the kit don’t give enough of a reduction…2:1 just doesn’t cut it ya know

did you make the blocks or buy them?

*Originally posted by f22flyboy *
**did you make the blocks or buy them? **

we made them :cool:

then I stand by my previous comment:D

*Originally posted by The wheelman *
**Is that Worm Gear part of the shaft, weilded on, or just keyed in, Cause it looks like its part of the shaft it self… **

That’s not a worm gear, that’s a helical gear. Worm gears look like a big screw.

BIIIIG difference. Here’s a purty picture of a worm gear.