Metalskullrobotics build thread

[R9000]

Haha, it looks beautiful so far, but it does remind me of a portable CD player!

[stef]

Orbit is nearly done. This week we received new gearboxes because the current drives are way to fast.





stef

[emisnug]

Others have said it, I'll say it again - engineering porn! Looks great!

[Jimmy]

I'll 2nd that. Looks properly awesome!

That spinner looks like it could be pretty fearsome as well as pretty.

[stef]

Did some progress on the rebuild off omega. It had a few big hits from Django and DB10 at the insomnia58. Redoing the gearboxes because there is a small design flaw on it. Also made already one new side plate. Witch is even a bit lighter to make space for a titanium bottom plate.

Also made two new wheels. I give it a shot on using shore 60 rubber for the back tires. I did some small tests and it don't seems the be less grippy but it is way harder i hope i will wear a little less.











stef

[shakesc]

Stef

a thing of beauty. Mine do a similiar thing on Spur 3 but the quality you have achieved is far more (do you think the wife would notice a CNC mill in the garage?, mmmm)

[proffles]

Yep, inspiring work there Stef!

Can I ask what sort of belts you are using for your drive?

And how are you keeping them tensioned? I can't see any idler wheels or anything in there. Do you have to take the wheels off to fit the belts?

Cheers!

[stef]

thanks, I use a HTD 5 belt for the drives. I think it is the profile with the most grip on a pully.
There is no tensioner on the belt, i used the exact center distance minus 0.5mm for these pully's and that works just fine for me.

stef

[inventor]

It has been a productive weekend! Two weekends to go before the competition at Facts in Gent, Belgium.

[stef]

Equnox has almost been finished just a few small things to do.





















https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT_yO37HhiQ

team msr

[shakesc]

Looking very good, like how you have done the hub motor in the drum

[stef]

Time for small update, right now we are building a beetleweight version of our feather Equinox. Most likely you have seen it already on facebook but anyway here are a few pictures. Also we are currently working on a new way bigger cnc mill more info on that later.







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcMX8FPUzzM

https://www.facebook.com/metalskullrobotics/

Stef

[inventor]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AgIPL8kRCQ

[daveimi]

Do the side panels take hits ok with being standoff mounted?

[inventor]

So far is has been fine! But in all fairness, it has not yet fought another fierce spinner.