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[razerdave]

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I think I need to do a lot to my robot to bring it down in weight, because my side/back/front armour comes to about 2kg, my axe mech 3kg, and the lid I am uncertian, and the bot weighs about 6-7kg already!

[ady]

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Looks good tony, shame to scratch up the lovely paint job. Gary that thing looks scary.

[typhoon_driver]

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Ewan, I have decided to go for mobility instead of protection. I dont really want to get jammed up against a wall with nowhere to move.

Adrian, I am afraid of it!

[big_nipper]

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As a rule of thumb, robots with powerful wepaons dont tend to get away with being over the weight limit at all, but even if it is there are robots that will still fight it out side of the main competition (whiteboard) fights. Little spinner wouldnt mind a go. 2 MAG powered spinners against each other that would be interesting.

[typhoon_driver]

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Certainly would be mark

[ady]

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gary, are you revealing what sort of weight you have in that disk and your rpm. My disk is just over 2 kilos,(horizontal not vertical) hardox 650, no idea of rpm yet! its still in build, hoping to be completed by end march.

[dragonmaster_1]

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What normally happens with the art work on my robots is that every body trys to be the first to scratch it. It makes for a intresting first minute to the fight.

[froggy]

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Hi Guys
Pure Evil is finished at last...pic on profile Big Tone....what are ya gonna tether ya axe with on dragon master ???
Roll on easter..

Cheers

[typhoon_driver]

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Dam these axes look a bit nasty. Any idea what they will penetrate chaps?

Adrian, 2kg and I have still to decide on rpm but it will be from 3000 to 4000.

[big_nipper]

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Gary, they might even put holes in a few layers of paper, could possibly even manage cardboard. You dont need to armour the top of you robot, especally around the speed controller .

-2>One day someone might even belive me, but seriously 5mm steel/polycarb/polypro will still get punchured, best just to avoid the axe!

[dragonmaster_1]

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Gary not much as I have got the freindly head on not the full combat one. I would go for 4000 rpm on your disc. On DragonStrike it runs at about 4000rpm and it does damage Hardox 400. It was getting about half way through 4mm hardox per hit.

[typhoon_driver]

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lol no worries mark, I know that you can puncture 5mm poly. You put a big crack through hornets polycarb top at the uk champs last year

[RogueTwoRobots]

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quote:

but seriously 5mm steel/polycarb/polypro will still get punchured

Hmm, I think Ill be keeping Kaizer and its 2-3mm ali chequerplate chassis to the whiteboards for the moment

[grant_ploughbot]

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Tony - at XFM spooktacular dragonstrike went 3.4mm deep into my hardox scoop, and that wasnt in the corner! Although I was driving at it full speed.

[kodster]

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Ouch...Pure Evil looks devastating...so does Dragonstrike...are all these robots on acid or something?!