Minor Tom

[tweedermeister]

progress has finally been made in the build of minor tom !!!!
parts ( x means i have already )
drill motors x
shell / hdpe x
rx and tx x
scorpion xl esc
parc bec x
batteries
charger
100mm wheels x
1mm steel to strengthen armour, should be getting soon.
and i can finally start putting the pieces together as i've finally cleaned out my shed to use as my workshop

[tweedermeister]

Re: Minor Tom

what spraypaint would you guys reccomend to paint hdpe ? we tried polycarbonate paint but it just started to flake off after it dried

[Max]

Re: Minor Tom

Hammertite spray paint for cars?

[Bodge Job]

Re: Minor Tom

It's hard to find pain for it, it's annoying stuff, can't be glued or any thing, not a majour thing though, maybe using an undercoat or primer?

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Minor Tom

Try roughing the surface up slightly too, might help to make the paint stick better.

[Anttazz]

Re: Minor Tom

With Eric Jr i've given up on paint and i'm using vinyl wrap from ebay. Probably works out cheaper than spray paint too at about £2 per A3 sheet.

[tweedermeister]

Re: Minor Tom

the materials for building minor tom:

[tweedermeister]

Re: Minor Tom

now i truly believe that the internet is trolling me, 2 30a esc's come up for sale in the few days after i spent the money that could have got me them

[tweedermeister]

Re: Minor Tom


got the battery packs soldered today, now waiting for my heatshrink to arrive

[archie2000]

Re: Minor Tom

where did you get the heatsink from?

[tweedermeister]

Re: Minor Tom

http://www.component-shop.co.uk/html/heatshrink.html
and can i get a link to that vinyl wrap tony ?

[archie2000]

Re: Minor Tom

does that heatsink not look a little small for a battery pack?
http://shop.mobileweb.ebay.com/searchre ... =0&cmd=SKW
got to be something there

[tweedermeister]

Re: Minor Tom

i just measured the diameter of the wire i'm using and since the ratio is 2:1 i just got it around double the diameter of the wire

[archie2000]

Re: Minor Tom

oh i meant if.you were attatching nimhs/nicads together like the green batteries.
the roaming robots shop sells
yep that heatsink is a fine size then

[Anttazz]

Re: Minor Tom

Wasn't really one link for it, I just ebayed it and loads came up.