small motors or linear actuators

You might want to try something like this:

I used silver solder to attach a bit of 6-32 screw to the output shaft. Doing this was a bit trickery and I don't think it's very strong.

Might be better to make up a small collar. Thread one end for the screw and Loctite. Drill and tap the other end for a small set screw to handle the geared output.

Geared motors from Solorbotics and other places.

DOC

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Doc,

Did you read my post about buying some of those linear actuators you posted on your site?

Michael

WHAT???!?!?!?!!!! And you call yourself a hobbyist????? ;-)

You shouldn't have to "rip out" anything - it can be very elegantly disassembled and "repurposed." ;-)

And where else will you find motors and gears that are so ideally suited to the app, other than where Futaba buys them, and you'd still have to mount them!

But, then again, I've been a hacker (the good kind) for going on

40 years now, so I like to take old stuff and make new stuff with it. :-)

Cheers! Rich

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