Team Coolspeedbot: first feather weight robot

[maddox10]

If you don't have a 50 tons press with the right add-ons, it's not something you can do at home.

I have a hand-bender, and the biggest I can do is 100mm wide 3.2mm thin Hardox 450. And that because I modified that poor tool to accept that abuse.

Anyone wishing for a sharp crease, a weld will have to do.
For them who want a smooth bend, it's money time.

[Coolspeedbot]

If you don't have a 50 tons press with the right add-ons, it's not something you can do at home.

I have a hand-bender, and the biggest I can do is 100mm wide 3.2mm thin Hardox 450. And that because I modified that poor tool to accept that abuse.

Anyone wishing for a sharp crease, a weld will have to do.
For them who want a smooth bend, it's money time.

I see

[Coolspeedbot]

I'm still unsure which is a more practical solution to the wedge, should I get it bent or should I get it welded? But in the mean time check out this potential paint job idea.

[R9000]

Paint job looks great. If you're getting it water cut via someone like kcut, you might as well ask them to bend it for you as well. It's cash money but it won't just snap like a weld can sometimes.

[Coolspeedbot]

Paint job looks great. If you're getting it water cut via someone like kcut, you might as well ask them to bend it for you as well. It's cash money but it won't just snap like a weld can sometimes.

I would just do that but I'm not sure whats the max they can bend.

[maddox10]

John is very forthcoming in that kind of information, just ask.

[Coolspeedbot]

John is very forthcoming in that kind of information, just ask.

I'll do that when I get a chance

[TechAUmNu]

I would get that bent. Its not very expensive, we just had 4 new armour sections done by kcut.

[Coolspeedbot]

OK bending it is.

[Ocracoke]

Out of curiosity (for my next robot), where are you sourcing the Hardox from?

[Coolspeedbot]

K-cut source their own hardox for water cutting

[Ocracoke]

Ah right, so you can specify a CAD design with a specification of what sort of material and thickness you are after and they water cut it? Fair enough, worth bearing in mind.

[TechAUmNu]

Yeah just send them a dxf or dwg drawing and they can cut it in pretty much anything. They have a lot of material on stock so best to ask them what thicknesses they have before designing something. For hardox I think it's 4,6,8,10,35,40mm

[Coolspeedbot]

And now for something completely different.

Spent the past day and today working on one pair of motor mounts made out of HPDE scrapes. Hoping to get the other side done tomorrow and monday so I can have a working test platform to fully test the drive of Wolf-E.

[Coolspeedbot]

Motors are now mounted and the wiring connected. Hopefully will get a test drive tomorrow.