Pride Fighter / Team Hunt - Build Diaries

[PrideFighter]

Hi all!

So, over the weekend I went round said boyfriends, and he was nice enough to begin the printing process for the new Antweight body.

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At the moment I'm working on a WIP version until I'm happy with the CAD, but so far so good!

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The motors & mounts fit like a glove! I am so happy with this basic shell so far. The wheels I am not 100% happy with, and I am currently looking at trying some of the thick Solarbotics wheel on it. I'll get them ordered soon enough.

Kieran has said he will print the top lid CAD for me while I am away on holiday, and from there I will get the final bits and pieces of the CAD finalisised, then printed in Neon Green!

With how light the new 3d printed body is (and hopefully with the amount of space I'll be saving with the new smaller ESC) I am researching some parts to make a small Magnetar-style drum spinner for it. Dave Weston has sent me some great part recommendations already so things are looking good so far!

[Ocracoke]

Looking very neat, how light is it at the moment?

[McMullet]

Wow, loads of great stuff in this thread! The beetle looks like it's coming along really well and look forward to seeing the ant finished.

Welcome back!

[PrideFighter]

Thanks all!

Looking very neat, how light is it at the moment?

I'm not actually too sure... The scales we used to use for weighing these bots broke but we only just replaced them haha!
Hopefully I'll get a chance to go over such things this weekend. Although, we got an early Xmas present and treated ourselves to a 3D Printer, meaning the changes I wanna make will be quicker and more accessible for me to do.

Before I work too much more on AntAcid though I wanna order a mini brushless motor and an ESC to make a small drum spinner for it to give it more of a competitive edge. So stay tuned with that!

Wow, loads of great stuff in this thread! The beetle looks like it's coming along really well and look forward to seeing the ant finished.

Welcome back!

Cheers dude!

Speaking of the Beetle, not much in the way of an update but something I am still incredibly proud of:

So, I finally managed to get the weapon servo mounted after machining a mount for it out of a block of aluminium

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Not bad for the kid who used to make his antweight robots out of Plasticard and Duct tape, eh?

While I am incredibly happy with how Unicorn: Alpha Fury is coming along, there's still quite a few bits I wanna change/update.

I wanna re-cut the top lid as it just doesn't quite sit right as I'd want it to. I'll also need to see how I'm doing weight wise, and if needs be change the side wheel guards from aluminium to some sort of plastic.

Now that we have the 3D Printer, I also wanna do some custom wheels for U:AF. I've already developed some nice hubs and tires fitting in with the team-robots aesthetic, now to get them printed haha!

I also need to get the front wedge welded up and attached to the bot, however the great British weather keeps me from doing this!

So that's all about I have in the way of updates for the time being...

Although, I did receive these in the post yesterday,

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Middleweight, anyone?

[Ocracoke]

Oooohhh, the progress looks good. U:AF looks like it will look amazing in the arena. Just be careful of 3D printing the wheels. Lets Dance, which is a fully 3D printed robot, doesn't seem to handle hard shocks from spinners too well. If you are only having wheels, make spares I think.

Middleweight, anyone?

Love to see it, reminds me I need to get a crack on with mine to get it ready for EXR Maidstone. Eeep.

[Shooty]

Very neat servo mount! For beetles, 3D printed wheels can certainly work. Printed with the more common materials like PLA or ABS they'll support your weight, and take most things that aren't hits from spinners (though most wheels won't survive those). For hubs you'd want some stronger materials, either something strong like Nylon or even steel. You could also implement a square nut into your design so you have something metal to hold a grub screw in place on the motor. Alex Mordue did this for Saw Loser, his build diary is on github.

Another material could be TPU, which is far more flexible. Ben Hay from Team Panic uses it for his beetle AnnieRUOK, check out his YouTube channel if you want to know more.

[PrideFighter]

Thanks all!

I must say I am very proud of that servo mount.... also for my first go on the Miller I must say it's not too bad haha!

My plan at this current stage for the wheels are PLA hubs, and then print the tires themselves in TPU, coated with a rubber-grip spray. I've modelled the wheels and will do a test print tonight (if I get time) to try them out. Watch this space!

At least with the wheels being 3D printed I can print off as many spares as needs be haha. At least with Unicorn aswell they are mostly concealed aside from the top and bottom, so side on attacks shouldnt affect them greatly. (Or at least that's my build plan lol).

[McMullet]

Looking very good indeed! I like the design of the lightning bolt/horn, looks really cool and gives the whole machine a distinctive "theme" by itself.

What sort of mill did you use for the servo mount? That's a nice piece of work.