im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a featherw

[18thomas916]

im goin to use this starter kit
http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/package05.html
im goin to do a 2wheeler with 2horizontal spinners on a triangle base and using mild steel armour

[harry hills]

Re: im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a feat

first off hello and welcome to the forum.
second, bad idea, for starters, that is quite a bad (and dare i say out dated) american antweight kit, featherweights are 13kg
spinners are a really, really bad idea for a first robot, and you can only use them once or twice a year.
where abouts do you live?
what kind of budget do you have.
mild steel is ok, but many people use plastics and hardox

[18thomas916]

Re: im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a feat

hi thanks for ur tips so wat motor should i use and wat type of tyre and how many
max spendin on a complete finished featherw for me is £200
im goin to draw some ideas up and price it all up
but cant buy it til xmas cos thats when ill get the money

[harry hills]

Re: im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a feat

well, on that type of budget you should get 2 12v cordless drill motors, they are very cheap, something like £10 each i use these and they are very good. for wheels a company called robochalange do blue wheels which screw right on to your drill motors.
for speed controlers get some 15a electronizes, dirt cheap, about £50-60 a pair (you will need 2) then get a 12v nimh battery for like £20 or 14.4 for a little more speed and a couple of sheets of HDPE preferably 10mm+ thick 8mm lowest.

[18thomas916]

Re: im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a feat

thanks for that advise is goin to he easy for me to sand weld or anything like that cos my dad has all that in ar garage
plz could u give me sites so i could have a look
ar u sellin a featherweight
and isnt rc controlers expensive

[typhoon_driver]

Re: im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a feat

Look in the featherweight section. There are several starter threads with a lot of good advice about where to start.

[harry hills]

Re: im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a feat

tom, i was contempating selling my feather but i proboaby wont, there are seveal in the for sale section
yes controlers are expensive, but you need them

[team_orr]

Re: im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a feat

either that or a bang bang setup, but thats kinda meh tbh

[harry hills]

Re: im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a feat

for a beginner, an electonize is easyer (and safer!)

[the16henry16]

Re: im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a feat

bulldozer has them now :P

[18thomas916]

Re: im new and i need help on the sizes and weight of a feat

thanks for all tips