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By slick

February 9, 2010
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So i have a pair of banebots motors (http://banebots.com/pc/MP-36XXX-540/MP-36064-540)

I was working on the chassis for my latest robot, but, I could not find a suitable way to mount these motors on my plywood chassis. They have mounting holes, but they aren't very deep. Any suggestions?

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By smartpartzzkidd
@ Fri, 2010-02-26 00:12
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I used the exact same motors on my schools latest SumoBot, I used the mounting holes on the side and actually cut the screws to only 1.25 cm in length, you should be fine as long as you use 4 of the mounting holes on one of the sides, or use all 4 on the front mounting holes. The best motors I have used for sumo yet by far! good choice for any project requiring lots of tourque without sacraficing too much speed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htMAniCTNis

By maneuver
@ Fri, 2010-02-12 13:58
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nah, a normal nut are seldom as long as 1cm...
By slick
@ Thu, 2010-02-11 17:44
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The holes are threaded, but they are only about one cm deep which seems too short to me to be very effective.
By maneuver
@ Thu, 2010-02-11 12:51
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if the holes in the black plastic thingeys aren't already threaded, you could tap threads there and run a normal bolt through your plywood.