Half Inch Hex Coupler- QTY 2

These custom designed collar clamps have been designed specifically with FIRST Robotics Competition teams in mind. The one-piece collar clamp is a nice fractional 1/2 in. width to make shaft stackups easy. The clamping force is provided by a 10-32 socket head screw, which is bigger than most used in the competition marketplace.  This provides a high-strength clamping solution that shouldn't strip out when you need it most. You can even replace the 10-32 screw if it becomes lost with the screws historically used in the AM14U family of chassis. These thoughtfully designed collar clamps also have small bosses on each side. This allows these collar clamps to be installed directly adjacent to an FR8ZZ Round or FR8ZZ Hex bearing without rubbing on the outer races for smooth operation.

This is a 1/2 in. hex bore bearing that is shielded. This Ball Bearing is a great way to make things spin fast!

Specifications:

• Material: Steel
• Coating: Zinc plated
• Thread: 10-32
• Length: 5/8 inch
• Head: Socket Head Cap Screw
• Yellow Nylon Thread Lock Patch

This item can only be purchased in multiples of 25

Specifications: 

• Material: Steel
• Coating: Zinc Plated
• Thread: #10-32
• Thickness: 0.249"
• Thread: Fine
• Thread Size: 32
• Type: Nylon Insert Lock Nut
• Wrench Size: 3/8"

Tired of hex clamp collars that cost an arm and a leg? Tired of stripping out the set screw on your clamp collar? Need to add a collar in an assembly and don't want to remove everything from your hex shaft?

Me too! I've ran into all of the above scenarios multiple times building multiple robots. These collars are the holy grail -

• split so they can easily be added or removed
• lightweight 6061 aluminum
• .5 oz (.031 lbs) for one hex collar
• uses two 8-32 socket head cap screws that require a 9/64" allen wrench
• $4.00 per collar, sold in 5 packs
• anodized black for awesomeness

General Dimensions:

• When clamped on 1/2 inch hex shaft - approx 1.2 inch outer diameter
• 0.40 inches wide
• STEP file CAD Model Available

Note: Molded plastic cases have begun shipping with all encoder orders!



The Thrifty Absolute Magnetic Encoder was designed to provide teams a lower cost option for absolute position sensing. Simply plug the included 3-wire PWM style cable into your controller of choice and read the included magnet's absolute position. This device can connect directly to the RoboRIO as well as the REV Spark Max or CTRE Talon SRX.

Encoder Revision Updates Include -

• Switched to through hole connector to improve strength and assembly
• Cases are produced in ESD safe materials
• A J2 jumper spot has been added. Simply solder the jumper spot and the encoder will run in 3.3v mode. See the user guide for more details.

Affordable and durable 2 inch squish wheels are now available. These wheels are commonly used by competitive robotics teams to move game pieces throughout their robot.

These wheels ship in packs of 10 for $3 per wheel and feature:

• 30A durometer TPE rubber material for maximum squishability
• .375 inch hex hole, intended to be stretched and used on 1/2 inch hex shafts or other larger OD tubes. Each wheel is 1/2 inch thick.
• Weight: .038 lbs per wheel
• STEP CAD file available

Nylon washer with a 1/2 in. inside diameter.

This item can only be purchased in multiples of 10

Specifications

• Inside Diameter: 0.505 in.
• Material: Nylon
• Outside Diameter: 0.750 in.
• Thickness: 0.062 in.

This retainer clip is used to hold objects (such as gears) in place on shafts. 

Example: This product can be used to hold a gear onto a CIM motor shaft. 

Specification: 

• Material: Steel
• Inner Diameter: 8mm
• Outer Diameter: 15mm
• Weight: Less than 0.001 lbs

Half inch hex hubs are often used to transfer motion between components in competition robots. This hub includes a thicker quarter inch flange that allows for tapping 10-24 / 10-32 holes or drilling and tapping to 1/4-20 sized holes. The Thrifty Hub is offered as a blank hex hub to teams to do further machining or leave stock as-is.