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  1. 03-24-2013, 05:41 PM #601
    Mad Welder
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    Quote Originally Posted by HimyKabibble View Post
    As I said, the gearbox should work fine, if you mind its limitations. Those drill/driver gearboxes have been used successfully in all kinds of machines, and they're very common in robotic applications, due to their low cost. Don't know where you got yours, but are you aware you can buy them brand-new as replacement parts from the drill/driver manufacturers?

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    Ray L.
    Yeah funny enough I got the idea for it's use from a robotics website. ....using my phone so I don't have the link but I'll post it later for anyone else who is interested. ...and I salvaged a rechargeable hitach hand drill I had laying around
    Eoin
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  2. 03-25-2013, 12:47 AM #602
    BAMCNC.COM
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    EBay has tons of broken drill lots for cheap all the time. Great place for DeWalt Gearboxes.
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