metal milling

[archie2000]

Hi
Can anyone make me a robot out of about 1mm aluminium?
Thanks

[harry hills]

Re: metal milling

alu is rubbish for ants, dont bother.

[archie2000]

Re: metal milling

Titanium is too heavy even though Its really light My robot hazard 2 (see it on build diary) has some 0.5mm armour made of ti and its 50grams!
Could you get it hardened?
Then it would be strong

[harry hills]

Re: metal milling

use plastic, much better

[archie2000]

Re: metal milling

What thickness
will 2mm hdpe be spinner resistant
(for a bit anyway)

[harry hills]

Re: metal milling

i use 6mm hdpe sides, with a 0.5mm ti scoop, nothing has got though that.

[archie2000]

Re: metal milling

bwaahhh
thats like 5kg

[Laser]

Re: metal milling

not really

harry has it proved against complexity?

[archie2000]

Re: metal milling

yeah
for a spinner the disc would be aluminium/titanium
The armour-about 3/4mm HDPE depends how much weight

[harry hills]

Re: metal milling

not had the pleasure of fighting complexity but i have faced most of Mr wallers creations and not taken much damage, interta took chunks out but didn't penatrate.

[archie2000]

Re: metal milling

Oh s peter waller owns complexity
(thats the one time you can look at me like a noob-as far as my signature goes)

[harry hills]

Re: metal milling

no, Josh Valman owns complexity.

[archie2000]

Re: metal milling

oh well the spinner setup im thinking of is 75grams so thats 75 grams for armour and a disc
not bad
New subject-can anyone print plastic?

[harry hills]

Re: metal milling

shapeways will 3d print a shell.
75g incluing disc right?

[archie2000]

Re: metal milling

yep
7g speedo
19g motor
18g of servos
8g reciever
Not sure about lipos