Project "Blacksmith

[Maxamuslead]

This a photo of the new motor. It is the same type from the same seller but must be a new version as it has this plastic retaining rings which would mean if one magnet moved they would all move which would be more likely as they are not glued. I remedied this and also glued the plastic mount in place as well to make sure.

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[Maxamuslead]

Well By Jove I would say it is complete!


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Well i will need to countersink 18 bolt holes but that should be it.

The only worry is that of battery power.

as you see it was run right down after driving around and using the hammer worn it right down but this was after spending 5-10 minates the other day just using the hammer to entertain my nephew and his friends so I simply do not know. One plan is to buy a Optipower 6s 2700 which boosts volts and power.


As a slight dower my original RX the antenna have snapped off, i have tried to re solder them back on but they broke off. it there a way to fix them or just chuck it ?

[Ocracoke]

Looks pretty tough, looking forwards to seeing it in action.

As a slight dower my original RX the antenna have snapped off, i have tried to re solder them back on but they broke off. it there a way to fix them or just chuck it ?

I would have thought soldering it was an option... might be too brittle though. Wonder if it is possible just to replace the antenna?

[Maxamuslead]

Looks pretty tough, looking forwards to seeing it in action.



I would have thought soldering it was an option... might be too brittle though. Wonder if it is possible just to replace the antenna?

After seeing what happed to the first Honey Badge at Granthem I was gonna try my best to build it like a tank.

on the RX I do have some 26AWG wire which I could try.

[Ocracoke]

Hahaha! Well I don't think you'll have that problem

[Shooty]

That is a beefy looking bot. I love seeing all of these FW axes being built recently, they're a really fun type of bot to drive and fight!

[dotDominic]

Ouch - that hammer looks like it packs a punch! Nice job!

[qbnut]

Good job! Looking forward to seeing it at XR Manchester

[mrsam]

Looks good! Makes me miss running Hatchet seeing all these axe bots being built.

Regarding battery power, I ran a 2200mah 6s in Hatchet for years and it was more than enough for a 3 minute fight.

[Maxamuslead]

Looks good! Makes me miss running Hatchet seeing all these axe bots being built.

Regarding battery power, I ran a 2200mah 6s in Hatchet for years and it was more than enough for a 3 minute fight.

well you could always make a new one and not bring the nasty spinner of yours

I have looked at some 6s batteries but that optipower one is the only one that is possibly in stock that will fit