Boring Brick

[mrsam]

Link works for me.... i'll send you the link over Facebook and see if that works

[razerdave]

Apparently it's gone...

[mrsam]

Quick test of the axe as it stands ATM. It seems a lot faster and more responsive now that the chain set up is sorted, this is on about 2 3rds charge but i'll get a better video tomorrow on full charge. Ignore my spaz attack at one point my finger slipped off the stick http://s921.photobucket.com/user/mrs...d262c.mp4.html

[mrsam]

I've given the axe a quick test today as I've fiddled with the chain tension, I seem to have got it just in the sweet spot, the axe now hits much harder so I'm a little more confident about it doing some damage

[mrsam]

I see myself either driving into the pit or straight into nicks beater tbh my driving is terrible and electronize are crap, I doubt either of you have any reason to worry about getting hit by the axe

[overkill]

I must admit that arena hazards are my Kryptonite, so I plan to win as many fights as possible well before the pit opens.

[ChrisKazoo]

You can spin up all you want, won't matter when you're in the pit

(This is coming from a completely inexperienced roboteer by the way!)

[overkill]

I will just spin up and stay in my corner while you decide who wants the first air time.

[mrsam]

It's the perfect plan! , it should be a good fight either way, hopefully i'll get a few whacks on his "ahem 3mm polycarb
top"

[ChrisKazoo]

Ha before he makes a mess of both of us?

[mrsam]

Thanks Chris i'll try not to mess up your paint job too much , tbh i say we both go for the Aussie in the first fight

[ChrisKazoo]

Looks good Sam, looking forward to our fights started painting today, although all may be in vain

[mrsam]

Spent today putting Hatchet fully back together and just generally checking everything is how i want it, all that's left to do now is make up a cradle of some sort, a top panel and knock up a couple of spare chains. Here it is just having a pre test charge...

[mrsam]

What Dave said, tbh the front scoop is only to help get underneath other robots to help with pushing and to stop the front of the robot jumping when i fire the axe it provides very little in the way of 'armour', the ali at the back is just to brace the corners so a spinner couldn't get so much of a grip and pull the join out. The back and sides will be getting some 11mm polycarb as extra armour so hopefully Hatchet should stand up.

[razerdave]

It's Ali at the back, only brackets holding on the HDPE plate. The front is only 2mm stainless (better than nothing). I should have made it from something thicker.