First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

[xtreme]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

1 bad it about all the rain. i have one of those arc activated mask and it was in a cardboard box on the floor. it got rather wet and i dont think it will be reacting to arcs any time soon so.

[xtreme]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

in some of these 12v drill motors the ball bearings are stuck in and i cant get them out. how do some of you get those tricky ball bearings out?

[RogueTwoRobots]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

Turn the drill upside down and spin the shaft with your hand. Sometimes this is enough to force the ball bearing out of the hole.

If not, use a flat bladed screwdriver (or similar) and crudely wiggle the screwdriver round in the hole with enough force to widen the top of it to a larger diameter than that of the ball bearing. Turn it upside down and the ball bearing should fall out.

If not, resort to casual swearing and throw the drill off a wall
(better still, await the advice of a more sane person on here )

[xtreme]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

i tryed the 1st way and the 3rd way ill have a go at the 2nd way, what you still doing up at this time? nocturnal?

[xtreme]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

nope there still stuck

[xtreme]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

ahhh no 1 is about now :sad: ohh well guess im the only nocturnal creature here?

[antrock101]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

nope its nearly 5 i dont sleep more then 2 hours lol and im up get me on msn anthonyratcliffe@hotmail.com

i used a magnet for my ball bearings

[RogueTwoRobots]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

I would say I was nocturnal but I went to bed right after posting that

Good idea with the magnet Ant, never thought of that before

[xtreme]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

you know on drill motors theres a little bit of in out movement on the threaded shaft? well on one of the motors when you pull the shaft you can see the bearings inside the gearbox. still safe to use?

[xtreme]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

had the gear box appart and its the bearing in the end thats gone but imma still use it anyways its only going in my test frame. ohh and its easy to get those ball bearings out by opening up the gearbox and just pushing them out it was just grease holding them in.

[dudley_laver]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

got a picture on profile of my robot in current stage.Take a look

[xtreme]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

cool u do it all yourself?

[dudley_laver]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

Yer ive been doing it over the past week, nearly finished the frame work, just need to complete to flipper arm. Finished exams today so now i can crack on with it

[psycho_fling]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

i just finished some early GCSEs so i know have a week or less than to get my bots ready for sat

[dudley_laver]

First Time Bot Builder/Buyer

alex, do you use pneumatics in your robots?