I haven't posted for a very long time. But after a recent visit to a
small, local toy show and seeing some R2's up and running, I have
decided to work on making my R2 mobile. I started with digging out the
box containing my JAG (Jerry Greene) foot drive assemblies and my NPC
2212 motors.
If you haven't seen a JAG motor mount up close...well, it's
a thing of beauty. These babies are solid, well put together and should
last a lifetime. Jerry built these drives with a large 5" rubber drive wheel, a 2" ball caster, metal housing and a fully adjustable belt drive, geared to run on 12 volts at 78 rpm.
I started with a test fit of the mount inside a JAG steel outer foot. I then carefully marked the holes to be drilled. Once I was comfortable with the alignment of the holes, I put the foot onto my drill press and drilled small pilot holes.
These holes will later be
enlarged and then countersunk to mount the drive to the foot channel.
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