Parametric Slew Drive
thingiverse
I was surprised to find that there was not a nice slew drive design on Thingiverse so I made one. It's completely* parametric so you can integrate it into your projects. It's perfect for moving a large load around (for example a telescope or solar panel) with a deep reduction ratio. A NEMA 17 stepper should generate significant torque using this. It uses 6mm BBs for rolling elements The STL files are for a randomly chosen 100mm gear. You can adjust this for your own needs. Change the gear ratio (This will require tweaking my gear tooth profiling). *Parametric but you might need to tune it a little. PLEASE REMIX. I'd love to see this get more advanced features like an hourglass worm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slewing_drive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgyaRu2emUc
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