Bodge Job's Build Diary

[RogueTwoRobots]

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Ah but taking them apart is one of the best bits
Nothing like mindlessly destroying a new and perfectly usable object to salvage one part of it for the purpose of entertainment!

[elobire]

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Ah but taking them apart is one of the best bits
Nothing like mindlessly destroying a new and perfectly usable object to salvage one part of it for the purpose of entertainment!

lol took me about a hour trying to get to the screws underneath the handle. by the time i had the motor their was nothing left of the casing that resembled a drill.

[widow_twanky]

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because its £5 cheaper per motor and my dad needs a new battery for his drill so I gave him the drill batterys which are cheaper than the ones he would have bought.

Yep, I have a nice cordless drill with about eight spare batteries and counting!! Could carry on drilling for days if i wanted to

[Bodge Job]

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Yes why would I pay for a more when I get more entertainment and spare parts from buying them for cheaper.


Sorry to ask, but what is Hardox?

[typhoon_driver]

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a form of steel that is designed to operate as a wear plate. It is used commercially in JCB digger buckets and bodies making it very tough. It can be a pain to machine if you dont have an angle grinder and some decent drill bits and some patience but it is somewhat of a standard if you are making a ramming box as its one of the few materials cheap enough to hold up against all but the craziest spinners.

[Bodge Job]

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what cheap material should I use to servive agenst the toughist spinners, I need it for one wedge at the front of my new robot.

[Metal Demons]

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Hardox is the best affordable material for the job... weight for weight, grade 5 titanium is probably better, and various superalloy steels are definitely better - but those two options are very definitely NOT cheap.

[Bodge Job]

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thanks, wear do i get hardox from and can I weld it.

[Metal Demons]

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Talk to anyone on here for small scale stuff as a fair few people have some knocking about, or failing that JL steel are the UK importers for hardox and just may have offcuts knocking around.

As for how to weld it - stick welder with a 7018 or similar low hydrogen rod will be your best bet for hardox I reckon, failing that use what you've got, normal mild steel mig wire or whatever. It'll be easy to weld.

[Bodge Job]

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thanks.
Has any one got some spare hardox I can have?

Did some more work on the new robot Finished cuting and screwing nylon 6. mounted drills but neen to re make them because thy are inpratical. cut and mounted hdpe for the bottom of the robot' wired it up and had it running, It looks good and powerful. need to build battery, ESC and recever mounts. need to cut top hdpe, add removable link and then im finished the basic body and all I need to do then is make the range of wepons for it.

[Laser]

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Forget to mention me alex
I's realy good so far and you managed to find the charger?

[Bodge Job]

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No but I went to my uncles house and charged my battery there, and I got it running, Its amasing as it has so much power and acceleration. thanks for your help.
PS have you got the servos?

[Laser]

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Sorry I have'nt got the servos because galaxy has but the price up to £6.99.
I got a servo for my antweight (superant)so now it has an electric lifter.
Yesterday I cut the lexan so it now has some new armour, I'm assembling it today.

[Bodge Job]

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cool, so I need to get the servos

[Laser]

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thats good if I'll bring it to camping if you have yours by then bring it ok.