 Re: Back to the beginning
I checked online and the expected delivery date for my sprocket is now next friday. Since I have nothing to do till then, I went savaging in my old parts box. I found a small 11 tooth sprocket. That would make it a one to one ratio so I put together a drive using it. The down side is that the bore is 5/16 not 3/8 like the one on order. I had a couple of skate board bearings left over from a previous attempt at this project. So I put together a frame using them the 1/1 sprocket and an old drive wheel of under three inches in diameter. That would still be at least a 2/1 ratio. I also gorilla glued a piece of sandpaper to the smooth drive.
This sounds foolish I know but it is exactly the same design as the 3/8 drive. It will give me a chance to work out some of the bugs before I build the bigger one. Tomorrow is a 'lot of family' day, so I might get a little done but I'm not counting on it. Right now the question to be answered is where to mount the motor on the drive unit.
This particular type motor mount I have been using hangs if off the drive axle. On this one there is no reason for that to be the case. On the mount as is, it hangs to the side of the actual drive unit. I would kind of like to mount it so that the weight is over the tire on this build. I am hoping to be able to do that. Only time will tell, but there is hope since the welding has taken a quantum leap in quality.
Last edited by deacon : 08-08-2009 at 06:50 PM.
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