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By guibot
2008-09-01 23:33
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couple of months ago, i knew i want to start to make things move, work, interact, etc... and i´ve made my first order, so i bought this lovely motors.. i never dreamed that i would need gears, or transmissions boxes.. so it was a big dissapointment when I found out that a motor woudn´t drive any wheel just because it is a motor...

so, I want to give life to this guys, and without having gears.. anyone have ideas or suggestions for what can I do with these?   :)

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By sprongll @ Tue, 2008-09-02 03:51
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how about this

have you thought about putting the shaft of the motor on the circumfrence of the wheel and having it drive the wheel that way?

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sorry about the paint job, i'm at work, photoshop is at home...

By guibot @ Tue, 2008-09-02 07:02
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hi sprongll!!    t´s a

hi sprongll!!    t´s a good start, and a nice paint job!!   :)

I was thinking, maybe i could use some kind of strip / rubber band to drive the wheel..

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By Nicola @ Tue, 2008-09-02 11:17
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well that could give you

well that could give you some gearing but it will very probably be insufficient. I think you'll need some at least another "passage"..

Anyway it's worth a try, let us know how it works!

By maneuver @ Tue, 2008-09-02 14:28
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wrap rubber around the motor

wrap rubber around the motor output shaft, and point the motor at a slight angle so the shaft touches the ground. This will function as a ridiculously small wheel, but the high RPM will make it an option. many BEAM robots use this solution. 

 / vzz-clck-"Maneuver"

By guibot @ Tue, 2008-09-02 15:45
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What i am thinking is, maybe

What i am thinking is, maybe it won´t have the strengh to pull some weight (like a microprocessor and wires and stuff)... but i´ll give this a try!!

I will test this and post updates.. thnks  :)

By The Machinist -... @ Wed, 2008-09-03 01:10
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Motor Mounts

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get those motors. Mounting motors are a real pain but those clips on those motors are exactly what I've been looking for.
By robologist @ Wed, 2008-09-03 04:02
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Conduit clamps

I know this doesn't answer your question, but I've seen conduit clamps in local Ace Hardware stores (probably at Lowes or Home Depot too) that might work on holding motors. Perhaps these could help. I've also seen people zip-tie motors onto a peice of angle aluminum.conduit clamp - metal/rubber

  conduiot clamp - plastic

By guibot @ Wed, 2008-09-03 08:14
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I got them here  :)

I got them here  :)

By voodoobot @ Wed, 2008-09-03 01:28
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You might want to consider a

You might want to consider a smaller pully wheel  attached to the larger wheel as it would help to keep the belt clean, as well as keeping it on the wheel on turns(less likely an issue but something to consider).
By guibot @ Wed, 2008-09-03 08:17
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yes a pully wheel would be

yes a pully wheel would be great.. I´ve vandalized a taped recorder, and it have some pulley wheels! and two big motors.....  :)

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