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[Guest]

im needing a few questions answered before i can get started on my bot

what is a decent size for the featherweight bot to be , width length and height, i know ever bot is different but just some guidelines.

fixing a flipper, what would be better or is most done, fixing the flipper by hingen it on a bot frame, then the shell, or hinge the flipper straight onto the shell

thanks
billy

[maddox]

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Dimensions of feathers. The old BonX is one of the smallest I know. About 35cm wide 15 cm long(without axe) and 8 cm thick.
Hannibalito is bigger, 44cm wide and 40cm long (without flipperarm) Highest point is 15 cm.

If the shell is strong enough, I dont see any reason to make a seperate support frame. In the newer generation flipper I did the hinge is mounted on the ram. But those play with about 400 kg of instant force on the ram.

[typhoon_driver]

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I would get a few components bought first, ie motors, batteries etc and see what size you will have to make the chassis to fit everything in.

[Guest]

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yeah i will do, just roughly getting a size,

thanks guys
billy

[mattan]

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A great tip is to get a large paper and cut out to the right size for bottom plate, and place out the components on it like the pic in my profoile.

[Guest]

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hey mat, what size of piping are you using for your pneumatics, and what is the size of your piston

[maddox]

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Thats no pneumatic setup, but hydraulic, for a heavy (middle at lightest)