new build atom

[ady]

ooooohhhh I forgot about these! :-)

[ady]

I'm stuck with mounting a small titanium scoop/lip to front of robot, I'm mounting it too hdpe, any ideas what would be the best option for full combat

[overkill]

Lots and lots of screws with a nylock nut and a wide fender washer on the back. If the titanium is thick enough, use countersunk screws; vertical spinners love to bite the heads off screws.

[ady]

Ok thanks I was using 5 mm. It's to get the front to give zero ground clearance

[overkill]

For 5mm thick material you can use at least an M6 countersink screw. Depending on how thick the HDPE is you could use those Tee nuts I mentioned earlier to save space.

[ady]

Now I got some other tv projects I've been working on finished I thought I'd post the specs of my first fw I've built since having prodigy (2006 championship 3rd place) and prodigy evo (the first single toothed fw spinner)
I have quietly accumulated most parts over the last 12 months, concentrated on getting a new lathe, pillar drill and other tools into my workshop. and this week I'm starting the build now I have some spare time and space.
I had retired but I have sons who want to be roboteers so I decided to dust off the cobwebs for a last go!
4wd invertible rambot
4 bar electric lifter
20mm hdpe sides and rear
10mm hdpe lid
8mm hdpe base
5mm titanium laminated in Kevlar scoop/ flipper weapon

Basically a 4wd version of storm 2, I'm looking to get completed in 8 weeks and will post some in build pics as I go.

Theirs no fancy cad drawings or cnc machining here just basic tools and equipment to again prove you can build a competitive machine (for any newbies)on a basic budget using simple tools!

[shakesc]

Good luck, looking forward to the build diary

[daveimi]

Here here lol :-) the kitchen step is your best mate

[epicentre]

"Basic tools and equipment"
"A basic budget using simple tools"
"Lathe"

One of these things is not like the others :P.

[ady]

Haha lathe is a basic tool isn't it?

[R9000]

Put it this way: as a student, I have Google Sketchup, but I don't have a lathe.

[Giles]

I read that as "Googles Ketchup" and was like man... They've broadened their horizons...
I don't have a lathe either but many CAD packages and 3d printer, so I guess it depends on what you prefer/find easier.

[ady]

My lathe is pretty old, I use it on the wheels