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Now the question is where can I find motors? Ideally the shaft speed of the motor would be the same as the wheel speed. I found that to be impossible within a reasonable budget (<$50 ea). Typically the motors you find on RC trucks run at about 4,000 kv. For those that don’t know, a 4,000 kv motor runs at 4,000 rpm PER VOLT. Don’t get me wrong. A robot rolling down the road at 476mph would be cool. Maybe later. So, I’ll need to go with a gear reduction. It turns out that it can get expensive. Making a custom gearbox is an option. However it takes some careful design work to ensure proper meshing. I don’t think my master metalworking skills are quite up to that just yet.
I came across several people repurposing a cordless drill motor. Now there’s an idea! At Harbor Freight, you can get cheap Chinese junk like cordless drills. The batteries are horrible and the clutch be worn out fast. However, the motor and gearbox are pretty decent – and the output shaft speed is around 500 RPM, unloaded. Not bad for $20. I picked up a couple.
Bringing back the drills, I torn one apart and looked to see how I would mount it. The plastic housing and extended shaft would take up too much space in my robot. The plastic housing is part of the clutch assembly, as it allows the ring gear to spin if the clutch isn’t tightened all the way (the drill setting). Also, proper mounting is non-trivial. I came across another site showing a custom gearbox enclosure for a drill. This is definitely the way to go as it gives you a better fit and mounting options.
Then I came across this:
It’s the Harbor Freight 18V 5-1/2″ Cordless Circular Saw, part # 67026, and was on sale for $25. The no-load speed is 3800 RPM, uses a larger 750-sized motor, and has a mounting bracket already! As far as I know, no one else has tried this. That’s usually a bad sign, but it’s worth a shot.
Here are some pictures from the break-down process.
Random Youtube video of the motor? Sure, here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KQaba3A2qI
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I used the garbage cordless one from Harbor Freight (18V 5-1/2″ Cordless Circular Saw, part # 67026). I’ve actually scrapped this project after building a quick prototype of it. As I expected, all of the components were terrible quality, so I don’t suggest using it. It’s a learning experience and I still had fun with it. It did manage to move the ~20lb robot around for a little while until vibrations and shock started breaking stuff.
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