robo challenge wheels and motors

[Jordanmann]

Hi,

Having problems purchasing robot wheels and motors through the Robo Challenge website shop, any help? Or am I just being a idiot as usual

Thanks.

[daveimi]

Their site has been bust for a couple of weeks now, few people have said that.

[Eventorizon]

Chances are they have found the time to do an upgrade, I know they have been wanting to do that for a while.

As for the wheels you can easily make your own and they will have far more grip than the RC ones do. I used 4 of them on my first and 2nd machines but with no grip it made it very hard/impossible when I wanted to push someone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcIIUGBJzJM

^This will give you a good idea on how to manage it.

[psychostorm]

James sent me this in August:

Hi Ceri. Sorry I have not seen this, due to our work loads we are currently no longer taking orders for wheels. Thank you very much for your custom over the years.

I thereby suspect they're not making any for the foreseeable.

[Jordanmann]

Shame I really wanted some "blue wheels" but luckily I think I've found some wheels that'll work ....hopefully... Haha

[daveimi]

**Gets in flap**

Does anywhere else sell wheels with a 3/8 thread? Having said this I've just managed to lock the clutches up in the drills I bought yesterday thanks to Ellis' guide etc. If we were to make our own wheels out of say HDPE which size hole should they have to thread straight onto a 3/8 unf thread? At a guess it looks to be about 8 or 9mm?

[Eventorizon]

You can't thread HDPE and have it hold in combat. I would say to go and buy some of the brass inserts like in the video and use the same technique to press them into custom cut 30mm HDPE wheels with bike tread screwed to the outside.