That is a really good question, I would love to know the answer myself. As I said a little earlier, this is an EXTREMELY quick and imprecise mockup of how everything would look
Itās a start, if I get some free time tomorrow I will see if I can do some quick math to see what range we can expect to work with
Iām just a measly high school freshman . I donāt always think things throughā¦ if you have Fusion 360 I would love to share a document with you and work cooperatively
I mainly use Solidworks, but itās easy to export and share
I took a quick look in a few books that i had here, almost certain that the module will be between 1 and 1.5mm considering 1000W per motor, so the number of teeth will go up and their size will shrink, thatās also good for noise and wear, since we have more tooth face in contact for a given instant
Whatās your engineering rational for the bevel gears? Just curious, not trying to challenge you
One advantage I see with belts over direct drives is the dampening effect. On a belt-driven powertrain, vibrations are not directly transferred from the wheels to the motor
I know itās a very early concept, but I would recommend using bigger wheels or a smaller gear. Youāve got very little clearance right now, and any impact would wreck some havoc on the gears. Good luck!
@MoeStooge Maybe my next build? You canāt go saying stuff like that with expecting I might try and hit a brother upā¦
GM I was thinking what pitch too, Im guessing depending on material you could drop the pitchā¦ you could make emā¦ or buy em off the shelf Iāll find a link and add it below. If you reduce pitch you will have more teeth
I think they would end up in capable hands. You would rule the lower sphere. Upper one is mineā¦
BOOM!!!
Just a wild idea i had on my mind for a while, Nowinds Direct Drive uses POM Gears and POM can be 3d printed. Or even Polycarbonate. 3D Printing the stuff would make manufacturing a lot easier i guess, but itās hard to know if it will hold up without trying out. So far my expectations regarding durability for 3d printed parts have always bin exceeded.
I think the big gear (drive gear) can be 3d printed and nylon is the most suitable material. It is self lubricating and holds up well. The smaller motor spur gear can be the part that is metal/aluminum as it will need to be for the heat coming off the motor.
Obviously this is the setup i refer toā¦ smaller gear get from maedler.de or some US vendor already pre-made and just use whatever pitch they have. The larger gear nylon 3d print.
Yup! Once I work out pitch and stuff this whole thing will become a lot smaller. Maybe Iāll even add a gearbox
Before I purchase anything, I will be 3D printing a ton. I may end up making the big one in ABS+ but I am worried about durability of metal on plastic
I will definetly give it a shot! Both of the Stratasysās that I am able to use for that are out of order at the moment and Iāve got a couple people waiting on mounts and a few waiting on pulleys, they will get priority.
So on durability this was @Nowind results using POM but nylon is even betterā¦ the strongest there is. You just need a e3d-v6 hotend ($28) for your 3d printer. His system of course is an enclosure and he uses total power grease. I have used white lithium grease from home depot
If you donāt have an enclosure thoughā¦ i donāt know if greasing is an option?
Is that true? I believe that POM is better than nylonā¦
I think POM is stronger than nylon. And more durable. Not used very often because of how tough it is to print.
Ok maybe soā¦ i thought POM was like ABS or PLA.
Haha. Almost nobody can print it cause it only prints at like 220c. Almost all home printers donāt go that high, also, you need a heated chamber to print without warping
I donāt see anything wrong with experimenting though. Iāll print a couple in different materials and switch them out every ride. So we can be sure about which one is more durable, more fun for me too