Spinner Weapon Motor Discussion

I was deliberating the same thing when I was thinking about the design of my drum, and although its not actually made yet, Ive opted to go for the fixed axle too.

I bought bearings for it with the intention of mounting them in the bulkheads, but I liked the fact that having a fixed axle would add more strength overall.

In terms of maintenance its also probably easier to replace a shaft thats fixed to the chassis than it would be if the shaft was fixed to the drum

Another advantage of a fixed axle as far as I see it, is that if you tweak your chassis it is unlikely stop your weapon, as a fixed axle will remain rigid. But it you had bearings in the chassis they could lock up because of the axle miss alignment.

(Btw everyone : Im still building and around, its just taking awhile to get my two new spinners built and working without shearing parts. So ill be appearing at events soon enough.)

Chris - ^_^