Motor Shaft: Grind Yes or No?

[TDC57]

Originally Posted by DRIFT_BUGGY

My Neu 2.5D come with a little flat spot in the middle of the shaft. I ended up using a dremel and made the rest of the shaft flat (didn't take long at all). I then mounted the motor and realised that the spot that come with a flat spot is where the set screw went anyway

I love you!! Not in that way mind you!, but you just saved me from doing exactly what you did.. I just got a new 1512 2d with the same flat spot and tonight I was going to get out the dermal and continue the mods.. Now I wont!..

Thank you "DB"..

[Peter Zicha]

Originally Posted by azjc

thats a nice idea...are the square pice of metal you have wielded to each piece of angle iron used to keep the shaft straight?

No , If you look carefully they are on the bottom of the jig , they are exactly 5mm thick same as the shaft . when in the vise they keep a consistant distance on the jig clamping the shaft . without those it would be impossible to hold the shaft

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by Peter Zicha

Here is a homemade jig for making factory quality flatspots

Well done, that is a great idea

[DRIFT_BUGGY]

Originally Posted by TDC57

I love you!! Not in that way mind you!, but you just saved me from doing exactly what you did.. I just got a new 1512 2d with the same flat spot and tonight I was going to get out the dermal and continue the mods.. Now I wont!..

Thank you "DB"..

lol, did you check to make sure it does work the same with your kit?

[TDC57]

No I cant check it now, MetalMan has my buggy, he making me a motor & ESC mount. I'll check it this week, I was just making the assumption that it wouldn’t work, now I'm making the assumption it will..

[redshift]

Peter- I like the vise within a vice- very creative. You're using one side of a standard vise, so that would be necessary. Otherwise a narrow precision vice would be the way to assure the jaws clamped parallel... even those have some unevenness and your way is foolproof. Very nice!

I've been running without a grind job, no problems so far....