The Thrifty Bot's goal is to provide robotics teams with affordable quality parts.
This kit provides enough hardware to mount your constant force spring to your elevator structure. Includes a 16.5 pound 48" inch travel constant force spring, 2 solid aluminum brackets and assorted hardware.
This product includes two 1.25 inch long half inch hex couplers. This product has been verified to clamp all the various standards of 1/2" hex, rounded hex and AM churro with significant clamping force.
Thrifty Elevator is designed to work with the various brands of 2 in. x 1 in. aluminum box extrusion of any wall thickness on the market. Your team can work with what they like – REV MAXTube, VEX VersaFrame, or simply plain 2" x 1" from your aluminum metal supplier of choice. You bring the 2" x 1" tubing, hex shaft, structural fasteners and gearboxes and we’ll provide the rest.
The Thrifty Bushing is a nylon bushing that works with 13.75 mm diameter style hex shaft. This bushing is recommended for low-load applications and will allow you to package mechanisms into even smaller form factors. Thriftybot recommends greasing bushings prior to use.
Need to help teams at your event get on the low rung bar? Only have a few hours to help them accomplish this task? No problem with the Thrifty Every Climb Hooks!
This 5M HTD aluminum pulley 2 pack will allow teams to create larger single belt reductions with a common 1/2" hex interface.