I need some extra long axels for my current design, but when looking at vex.com , I couldn’t find any.

[image] Connor_Howard: In the current rules, you would need to buy them from vex.com or else they would not be legal. Not quite true: R7 requires that you use parts from the VEX IQ product line, not that you buy them exclusively from vexrobotics.com . IQ parts are also available from officia…

I mean VRC has shaft couplers, but I don’t know if they are legal in IQ. ▶

These should do the trick. [image] Universal Joint Pack This flexible U-joint accepts square drive shafts and can transfer motion between non-aligned shafts. Contains structural elements to ensure that you are ready to build! (10) Universal Joints (8) Double 1x Wide, 1x1 Corner Connect…

My b, thought this was a VRC discussion where everything used to be legal lol. Also, vex iq shafts can only be cut to the lengths that vex supplies anyway, no custom ones. You cannot, however, buy parts from amazon, as it is not an official vex reseller. The official resellers are listed on this pag…

[image] Connor_Howard: Also, vex iq shafts can only be cut to the lengths that vex supplies anyway, no custom ones. This changed a couple years ago, now IQ teams can cut metal shafts to any length: [image] Connor_Howard: You cannot, however, buy parts from amazon, as it is not an offic…

Have a look at “capturing shafts” here: https://kb.vex.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035955151-Selecting-Capturing-and-Supporting-VEX-IQ-Shafts and maybe see if you could replace some of that 19" stretch with structural elements that rotate with shafts at either end. That could reduce the twist due to ap…

wowwww, what other rules have changed since i did vexiq? I mentor a vexiq team every year, with me reading the rulebook and everything, and yet this still somehow got passed me.

Another significant rule change is that middle school and elementary school students are defined by birthdate rather than grade level.

weird place to bring it up but has anyone else noticed the universal joint pieces seem to be of a weaker plastic, like 3d printed stuff. we have a lot of broken ones

Yea, my team has noticed tons of the ones we buy are just snapping almost immediately.

19in vex iq legal drive shafts?

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VexTeamZ September 9, 2021, 12:48am 23

I meant HS Couplers