Crux

[Dan-27]

My idea for the weapon drive is to use 2 fan motors directly keywayd into the shaft. They're really torquey and the local scrap yard sells them to us at £2 a piece!

The disk is connected to the silver steel shaft, the shaft spins freely inside 2 pillow block bearing carriers which are bolted to the frame. On the other side of the frame is a support to hold the fan motors. The shafts on these motors would have flats ground on them which would locate into a keyway cut into the ends of the 25mm silver steel shaft.

As the forces of any impact would travel through the frame via the bearing and the motors although connected are effectively resting inside the shaft, do you think they would be damaged by this set up?


1st disk brace with keywayd 25mm shaft and bearing carrier.png

1st disk brace with keywayd 25mm shaft and bearing carrier and frame.png

1st disk brace with keywayd 25mm shaft and bearing carrier and frame and motors.png