How to secure drill motors?

[psycho_fling]

Hi

could someone tell me the best way to secure drill mototrs to the base? but it cant be anything big i have limited space

cheers alex

[james...venom]

Hi alex.

there are 2 drill mounts that i know of. Theres doms and the Robo Challenge ones that we do. i can send you an email with some specs and pics on if you like.

cheers
James
Robo Challenge

[jamesb]

i sell doms mounts at £8 per pair

yeh james c could you email me, coul;d you give some more info on the ones you sell james b

thanks alex

[john_frizell]

Just take the housing the drill motors come in, drill a couple of holes in the bottom and bolt them down with 4 mm bolts. A third bolt through the side of the plastic housing will stop it from wobbling. If you use the drill casing as your mount it saves money and gives you armour around your motors.

could i use something like http://www.active-robots.com/products/motorsandwheels/easy-roller.shtmlhttp://www.active-robots.com/product...-roller.shtml? (right at the bottom)


thanks alex

[ewan]

As Ive told you on email Alex if you can make something like that up yourself go for it (though rear support on the motor would also be advisable).

If youre looking for a premade solution check out the mounts Robo Challenge offer, theyre nice and robust single-piece units that are very compact, ideal for your needs most likely.

[jamesb]

they are cncd plastic mounts for the front of the gearbox and rear of the motor. The plastic is fairly soft, so doesnt break.
They work really well at absorbing the shocks to the drive.
The steel ones on that website will bend and jam up your wheels, if you weld cross braces to stop this, they will be too stiff and youll break the drills.
Up to you, but I strongly recommend either plastic mounts, or soft bouncy wheels, to keep your drills in one piece when you get flipped or hit.

Haveing made many mounts for drill motors and out of many different materials we found that it all depends on where the motor is supported as to how it will cope with impacts. at the end of the day drill motors are made very cheaply so if you get hit by little spinner the force is so great that it would be better to put a sturdy mount in that will support your motor at the right points. soft mounts will flex a little which will then try and bend the motor/gearbox. As its the motor thats keeping the mount in place rather than the mount solidly supporting the motor. In all cases its best to use as soft a wheel as possible or rubber mount the drill mounts. This way the mount will absorb the shock but wont let the motor take the strain.

[psycho_fling]

can you send me some info on the ones you do james c thanks alex