Update on progress:

Finally moved back home and some real work can start.

I made a scale model of the base plates and frame out of wood to get the sense of scale.

My uncle brought the 2 18volt cordless drills over and in the process of starting to 'hack' them I noticed that the main drive shaft slides out of the gear box, after which I opened and learned that for some reason the shaft and the gear it attaches to is separate pieces instead of being one whole piece.

now I'll have to get a new shaft for both my gear boxes and a different motor seeing as one of them is smaller then the other.

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