Skipdiving Robotics

[daveimi]

Got parts back from cnc haha

[Albear]

yay glad this thread is active again! You entering 2 bots Dave?

[daveimi]

Thinking about it, I've spent ages trying to get 2 x 750g robots running but can't get enough armour on them. So have a third starting being built this week as I got yet another idea for a pusher body that didn't feature 2x2 lol. Going to build it and weigh it, see how strong it seems. Was going to pick my fav and enter that, but then funnily enough it's dawned on me I could put running gear in all three and take them all. The other thing I'd thought of was giving away the chassis's I don't want for free to people just getting started to put their own running gear in. I'll be brutally honest I just like the challenge of starting with a pile of rubbish and seeing where it ends up.

[daveimi]

More progress for new robot ~~chillwave~~ (exciting stuff) (moving away from wood at long last...bought a knock off dremel)

[daveimi]

Had a go with new rotary tool to start base plate. It looks rough but I had fun lol

[Andy]

Id recommend buying some hdpe sheet to use from direct plastics, as chopping board tends to be very brittle atleast in featherweights and bigger weight classes

[Albear]

nothing a bit of sanding cant fix! you going with the trusty wood box or using your fancy new saw to make matching sides?

[daveimi]

Making ally top and blade scoop thing. Ally angle sides hopefully.

[daveimi]

[daveimi]

Decided to do away with the plastic base plate and have a go at making the whole thing out of ally. Not sure about it, looks a bit rough lol...

[Albear]

i think it looks ok tbh, maybe just a little neatening up here and there. You should call it Ice-Scraper lol

[daveimi]

Just heard on the Kinematic page that they're cancelling the Beetle competition till next year. Gonna move up to featherweight I think.

[Jimmy]

Just heard on the Kinematic page that they're cancelling the Beetle competition till next year. Gonna move up to featherweight I think.

I've just read that post, apparently due to being too near to another event date? Its a shame, as this was the event I was building for. I guess that leaves lots of time for driving practise....

[daveimi]

Ordered the ally this afternoon to build a featherweight.

[daveimi]

Featherweight inspiration dried up, but fear not fight fans, things are back on track!

Sledge hammer thwack bot, 12v, need to decide on drive train but have most of the body ready to start building over Christmas ready for 2017. Top and bottom are 3mm ally, sides will be angle ally, box section or wood, depends on what I can get hold of for next to nothing. The wheels will prob be internal coming out through the top and bottom.