servo motor sg90 shaft connector

stanmore31 wrote 08/18/2023 at 12:39 -1 point

Has anyone found a hack for this dumb problem. The SG90 comes with a splined nylon shaft (od 4.7mm).  These make a precision fit with the actuating horns. If you want to fit a gear, you need a 5mm id shaft (say) A bodger might just use a connecting collar with grub screws, but its eccentric by 0.3mm and there's only 2mm neck to grip - might suit the rough trade?  Its not easy to machine an accurate 4.7mm collar, nearest drill 4.5mm, expandable reamer OMG.  I found a plastic coupler with suitable spline made by adafruit gives a Lego cross - expensive for tiny plastic collar (2x £4 inc pnp vat). you need a bench press to push fit the collar, difficult to get axially straight.  However the OD is 7mm (could be m/c to 1/4" brass collar ) and it may need some additional tube collar

Cheap charlie ideas?   use the motor to behave as a lathe headstock and rig a mini cutting tool holder to a mini xy table and trim the od down to 4mm for tubing or 6.25 for 1/4in collar

Either way its a faff - anyone found a neat solution so you can mount gears/pulley/toothed belt etc. unfortunately i cant post pix here