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[bulldoser]

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ok it may be a long while since i posted on here last but my bot is starting to come together not as nice looking as some of the previous bots but i got a profile pic although the cammera is not very good as i am still reletively new at building etc also my robot is entirely held together by screws no welds and as i can not afford fancy hardox etc itis mostly steel and wood.

[Guest]

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well at least yours is getting there, im just waiting for some more parts then i can get started with my building.

[RogueTwoRobots]

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Theres nothing wrong with having a steel and wooden robot Alex - weve all been there
A good steel/wooden robot can probably stand up to a helluva lot more than people expect it to

[bulldoser]

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thanks it may be quite a bit if time before its in the arena though it isnt quite legal as yet (still runing on 4 AAs and i may have to upgrade the motors to 6vs. when are the next featherweight championships on?

[grant_ploughbot]

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look under the live events section. Most are in there!

[grant_ploughbot]

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Ploughbot hasnt been out fighting for quite some time now, and so getting it all ready for the UK Champs. Needs a little work done before its ready but stats should be similar to this

Drive-astroflight 940s @ 21-24v on 4blue wheels
Batts-NiHm either 3300mA or 3700mA
Weapon-quick and power lifter/self righter
Chassis-welded steel
Armour-aluminium base with mild steel, case hardened steel, stainless steel and hardox all welded in to solid singular peice shell.

hopefully it will work out as planned, and have a good chance of being in the final (aim is to win obviously lol)

[Guest]

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Heres details of my bot which is still under construction:

Name: ulster scot
featherweight: exact weight not known
drive: 2 x 9.6v drill motors running on 12v
weapon: flipper, using a compressor at 10bar
armour: light steel base plate, and poly sides

thats all the details i have so far as the rest i dont have yet.PICS ON MY WEBSITE, ON THE CONSTRUCTION PAGE.

http://www.geocities.com/badgerboticsuk/http://www.geocities.com/badgerboticsuk/

[josh]

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im having another shot at building a featherweight so gunna build a featherweight turbulence with help from dave moulds and craig so should be made for the winter tour round 1

name: slightly gusty
weapon: flipper
drive: 2x 9.6v drill motors
power: 12v nimh
pneumatics: Low Preasure
armour: stainless steel, ally, steel and hardox
notes: featherweight version of turbulence


will a paintball bottle be ok for the pneumatic tank is the thread on a paintball tank suitable?

[leorcc]

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The thread is different from a fire extinguisher but it is usable. I use a 12oz paintball bottle with a on/off valve. Im sure there are people around that can tell you what thread it is, I have an adapter for it for filling the bottle.

[maddox]

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The tread on a paintball bottle is something that comes very close to 1/2 bsp.

The extinguisher tread is larger, but has the same TPI, so it can fit, but it is very lose, and I wouldnt suggest using it.

[anukhet]

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Alex, I know of a VERY good featherweight built from MDF that uses drill motors, also Pillow Torque does not have a single weld - it is bolted and screwed together (albiet very, very securely):wink:

[bugs]

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deBiel has had an upgrade. It now has 2x 10cel 3600 Sanyo NiMh instead of 6 cel 2.5Ah Hawker cyclons.
It also has RC Smart speedos. Lets hope theyll hold up
Weight has gone down from 12.3 to 11.1 Kg
It still needs some tweaking due to reception problems.

Ive also decided on an english name because some of you have a problem pronouncing deBiel: Nitwhack
Maybe ill update my picture archive later with the new additions:
http://www.bugs.nl/media/album/index.php?path=L3Byb2plY3RzL2Z6bjEvhttp://www.bugs.nl/media/album/index...plY3RzL2Z6bjEv

[geoff]

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deBiel.. (mental defective??) sounds like a perfectly sound name to me Sefan!! :wink:

But there is no way Nitwhack is a proper english word!! Would you like a few sugestions??

[geoff]

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SMALL TORQUE
Pillow Torques little sister, being finished for the UK Championships to honour the memory of Tanja. This was going to be her robot, but will now be driven by Kiara Lambert (Mikes daughter)

Chassis... 6082 T6 Ali.
Armour... Nylon 6/Ti/Hardox laminate
Drive... 2 X 300W Thin-gap motors / 26:1 gearboxes
Power... 3700mah Ni-Mh
Control... Vantec RDFR23
Radio... spektrum DX6 2.4Ghz

Sorry no pics. being unveiled at the championships.

[woody]

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Nitwit or Stupid = deBiel ..... says Goggle.