smash em up's going on!!

[webby]

here is my progress so far


drills as they came


got the motor out

now just the motor and gearbox

batttries as the came




when i got them out

now in a stick

everything done

bits left over

sooon to post more bye!

[mattsdragons]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

looking good, now all you need is a body to put it all in

[harry hills]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

and get some better batteries

[mattsdragons]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

i used them in my first feather and they are ok, but its a good idea to buy some better ones

[harry hills]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

same

[james12444]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

Very nice work Webby!

[webby]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

Very nice work Webby!

yes james!!!!!

[james12444]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

Btw, can anyone tell me what they are making their body's of the robots out of? Polycarbonates, steel or...? Its obviously something malleable. And strong. I dont think anyone would be chipping in for titaniums would they?

[harry hills]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

hdpe and aluminum with some hardox when i can aford it

[gizz]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

Most people these days tend to use either hdpe (10-20mm) or aluminium for the chassie. Mostly bulkhead style builds are seen.

[typhoon_driver]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

I'd recommend nylon for a cheap chassis material and HDPE for armour. I've used pretty much everything going atm from steel, to ali to HDPE to nylon and titanium. There's no one solution fits all. You have to juggle cost and application.

[webby]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

could u have hdpe and metal panels on the outside like aluminum :wink:

[webby]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=hdpe ... 86.c0.m359
would any of these work?

[craig_colliass]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

With regards to armour most people design their robots to to have armour that is too strong for the punishment they are likely to get, except for me that is! Most of the time there are no spinners in the arena so the major source of damage is removed from the scene.
Seraph for instance came second in the annihilator competition, (first last year) and the armour on it is between 3mm and 6mm HDPE, the armour is the chassis. The wheels that take quite a bashing are 8mm HDPE too.

Most of the armour failure is down to the way the armour is fitted too the robot, I never use self tapping or wood screws for this job as they tend to work loose or just break, again Seraph has the armour fitted with only 4mm studding and has yet to have a panel knocked off.

Most failures are due to component faults or wiring problems Shock proof everything, clamp things down so they will not get knocked about, the question to ask is, can my robot be dropped from 2 meters on to a wooden floor and still work? That's what the floor flipper dose, If the answer is yes you will probably have a robot that can stand the 3 minuets the fight lasts.

[webby]

Re: smash em up's going on!!

more photos
new connectors
how the scoop should look
prototype stuff



random

soon to post more bye!