Ok....another "newbie" question here....
Jack Shafts.....why would I need / want one?
I'm building a scratch built frame in kind of a "scooter" style....and I'm laying out the drive line and motor and thinking "should I build this one with a jack shaft drive system?" Then I go into problem solving mode, and I'm thinking about what the advantages would be of having one.
As I'm looking at it...the advantages I see are:
gear ratios: you can play with different drive ratios right?
motor mounting position: seems to me you could better "center" the motor by not having to have the big offset needed to line up the shafts/sprockets.
So what else are they good for? Why would I want or not want it?
Interested in what people have to say about the matter....
Thanks in advance,
Todd
"the Uker of OZ"
Jack Shafts.....why would I need / want one?
I'm building a scratch built frame in kind of a "scooter" style....and I'm laying out the drive line and motor and thinking "should I build this one with a jack shaft drive system?" Then I go into problem solving mode, and I'm thinking about what the advantages would be of having one.
As I'm looking at it...the advantages I see are:
gear ratios: you can play with different drive ratios right?
motor mounting position: seems to me you could better "center" the motor by not having to have the big offset needed to line up the shafts/sprockets.
So what else are they good for? Why would I want or not want it?
Interested in what people have to say about the matter....
Thanks in advance,
Todd
"the Uker of OZ"