I was wandering through a sportings goods store today in the fishing section, and it occured to me that maybe some of the really slick looking bait cast reels might be of use in small robotics - because they are already built for certain amount of stress; pulleys, ball bearings & gears are built-in & professionally engineered for rugged use. I can see maybe attaching a motor to the handle shaft and using these to raise or lower loads. Plus the shiney newer ones just *look* like part of a robot !!!
Anyone done this ? Pros ? Cons ? Comments ?
I was actually looking for a roll of braided leader wire, but unfortunately haven't found that *anywhere* retail these days.
Slap some words on me! :-) JCD