I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

[josh]

hi

i want to build a feather weight bot but wat do i need were do i start and does anyone have second hand motors extremely cheap or free

[stu]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

Go get some £9.99 drill motors, there really cheap and should be easy enough for you to build a feather weight from. Form B&Q, homebase, argos? And you get battreies and cahrger with it as well.

Mr Stu

[typhoon_driver]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

Is the forum going to have a beginners section?

[armadrillo]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

I think so. Same questions over and over.

No disrespect Joshua. Just have a good old read through the many previous threads on how to get started. Thats how i leant most about featherweights. Good luck.

[philip_taylor]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

Hi Josh. You will find lots of great info if you click on search up in the top right corner of the screen and search for motor in the featherweight thread.

[babeth]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

And please be welcome to visit live events. There is no better lesson than a hands-on session.

[steve_c]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

True. I showed Jonno my design plans at Preston and made a lot of progress. And he made it sound a lot simpler than I thought it was

btw Josh: check out my threads in this forum, theyre about the basic electronics and mechanics of a pusher bot.

[jhasselmyr]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

hi,
u can pick windscreen wiper motors at a scrap heap, they will be cheap.thats what ive done.And if u want spead controllers, go on UKrobotics/index.htm
For a body, ali is the cheapest and easiest to work with, again, can be picked up from a scrapheap
dont worry about a weapon yet, just get the basics done
jacob

[ewan]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

since when did dom sell speed controllers???

[team_ireland]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

Thats what i was thinking ewan, theres not even any listed in the surplus componenets section. Either were all missing something or Doms got a secret site that only new roboteers can see

[aliboy]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

I think Jacob means that page where it shows you how to build a speedo .

[ewan]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

come to think of it, microswitch controllers shouldnt really be called speedos - afterall they dont give speed control

[leorcc]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

Most roboteers i know use their speedos as solid state relays anyway.

[aliboy]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

It has sorta become slang now i think

[typhoon_driver]

I want to build 1 but wat do i need and were do i start

it does give u speed control ewan

it gives u speed (on and off) and control over it (do you want it on or off) = speed controller