Best reduction I would achieve

[mattsdragons]

Re: Best reduction I would achieve

It was calums new pinsor, he then sold it too me and im taking the weapon pod out for another robot with a bit vertical crusher and this one as a heavily armoured 6wd invertable rammer, 8mm T6 ali sides and 8mm hardox front and back and 4mm hardox lid

[Anttazz]

Re: Best reduction I would achieve

Its been built by some of the top guys on the forum, possibly some of the most meticulous craftsmanship too to make it specially designed to work a certain way on the available width. To take the weapon off presumably you need to remove the bulkheads that hold the weapon as they will be too high? Which means you remove the bit that holds part of the motors on, so you're left with wheels and a baseplate?

I can't understand why you wouldn't just go from scratch, buy 6 Gimsons and a chunk of plastic/metal and whack any sized wheels you like on them then you have a 6WD rambot sorted no problem.

[mattsdragons]

Re: Best reduction I would achieve

Mostly because 6 gimsons is a couple of hundred ££££ which I aint got, I have a 6wd chassis here and I like the compact design of it so easy enough to get all the working I need in a small enough to make with stupidly thick armour and it will still be under weight

[RogueTwoRobots]

Re: Best reduction I would achieve

Are you 100% sure the wheels on that are 50mm?

I'd need to look up pictures to check, but if it's the chassis I'm thinking of, the wheels used on it were 75mm ones. They were blue wheels and 50mm is tiny for them. The overall diameter of a drill motor is roughly 45-50mm and that chassis had drill motors fitted when Calum had it, with plenty of clearance on either side.

[typhoon_driver]

Re: Best reduction I would achieve

Are there any pictures of the machine? I don't understand why you wouldn't want to run it as is

[Anttazz]

Re: Best reduction I would achieve

I was going to ask why you would ask about 50mm wheels on 52mm diameter motors then immediately, in the next comment, suggest that it would be impossible to do so too but thought it'd be pointless. Fairly certain they'll be 75mm ones thought as Jamie has suggested.

2 robots will be more expensive than one I might add and if Gimsons are too expensive then ESCs, batteries, motors etc etc for two robots instead of one will be too. If you're insistent on butchering that robot though, rather than using things that won't work, would suggesting you use drill motors (as the chassis was designed for) be a ridiculous suggestion? I imagine it will in a way which I have not foreseen...

[Anttazz]

Re: Best reduction I would achieve

Gary,

viewtopic.php?f=166&t=5235

[mattsdragons]

Re: Best reduction I would achieve

Most likely 75mm wheels then, ive not actually measured and ive had it stored away for ages but then in that case they should work okay

Well ive made myself look like a tit as usual

I would happily run it on the two drill motors, but the fact that my aim is a heavy armour with powerful drive robot, thought it would be best to use some bigger motors

I would rather make them into 2 machines as both together would have created a single feather that is none invertable and with an over complex drive system. would rather put the weight into bigger batteries etc for a big weapon and will be done over time

[Ellis]

Re: Best reduction I would achieve

Judging by the pictures, those are 75mm wheels.

:|

[mattsdragons]

Re: Best reduction I would achieve

Probably high time I actually got it out and did some calculations etc with it to figure all this out as I was just thinking about it the other day and for some reason remember 50mm for the wheels