So we’re trying to make a slip gear punching system for shoving stars under the fence. I’ve worked out that we are going to use a 60 tooth gear as the slip gear, and we will power it with 2 torque motors on a 5:1 gear ratio. I was wondering if you guys have any advice on how to cut the gear teeth of and how many we should cut off. Thanks in advance!
Your robot at Microchip wasn’t bad at all, I don’t know why you’d want to switch to something like this, there are just so many things that could go wrong compared to your current design. I’d recommend just beefing up your drivetrain rather than going with this. (I was one of the Refs at Microchip)
Well, you know… Wanted to try something new… 2 months until next comp so may as well.
You should look to some of the ACP-Erie teams and see if they may have some sort of guidance. @Carl @Barin
We usually use dremmels for our slip gears
The key thing to remember is that you can always remove more teeth, but can’t add teeth back. So start small, test, and shave off more teeth as necessary.
Also, we went through the tedious process of using a hand file. But we also didn’t readily have access to a Dremel at the time.
Whatever tool you use, expect it to have some green plastic left on it, though it will come off with time.
Thanks!
The best tool is a bench grinder. just take it slow so the plastic does not melt