Good Websites for Newcomers

[archie2000]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

so for example
watt calculator
http://www.magtrol.com/support/motorpower_calc.html
as originally posted by archie2000
antazz(tony) would you like to.start the new thread?
do the honours

[archie2000]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/edward.mat ... aupner.htm
graupner motor comparison table

[Anttazz]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

Antweight roboteers forum and events calendar:

http://robotwars101.org/forum/

Dont think starting a new thread would help as it would just go the same way, but it might be good if I could just copy all the links people have given onto my first post and delete the rest of them to keep it tidy, that way people are free to post new links which I can copy onto the original post then delete their post. Would mean I could also organise links into sections i.e. materials + component shops (which I can arrange into motors, esc, plastics, metals, general etc) calculators and tools, forums, cnc/water jet/general material cutting and so on.

Is it possible to give me admin/editing rights on just this one thread or even just the websites section Kane? That is of course if no one objects to the idea?

[archie2000]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

sorry for forcing that idea upon you
if this if kept as a draft copy and we make a new one where you are the only one whi can post there to save usless links being posted

[Anttazz]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

Didn't force any idea upon me, I just had that thought as I was putting that last link up and think it'd be a good way to keep the thread tidy while still allowing people to post useful links

It'd be easier to use this one as the main copy though, as that way I can copy a link to the main post then delete it, so I don't forget which ones i've done and haven't done, and also it means that everyone doesn't need to post the links they posted all over again.

[Anttazz]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

I've rewritten the front page of this to incorporate all the links i've been given. Looks a lot tidier than having to dig through 3 pages and will hopefully be more useful to everyone.

[archie2000]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

lol tony get rid of.the.3 part mph calculator
looks great though

[Anttazz]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

Not sure why Jamie would do it... I can't delete posts, I just compiled them into one big post and Kane edited the original for me.

[archie2000]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

wtf
sorry tony dont know where that came.from

[Mouldy]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

Came across this;

http://www.riobotz.com.br/riobotz_combot_tutorial.pdf

if its not in there, its not worth knowing when it comes to building your first robot. I was amazed at how in depth it was... although i havent read it all word for word.

[evristow]

Re: Good Websites for Newcomers

David,

That is a really good book! But I am biased to say so because my name is on the credits.

Prof. Meggiolaro and I are slowly working on a version 3 of the Tutorial, since some information changed or must be added, specially on LiFePo4 batteries, brushless motors and materials (magnesium is ok for combat, but not as good as the numbers let us belive).

Cheers,
Eduardo

[RoboLibre]

No idea if these have been posted or are already known of yet, but here are a couple more material calculators

http://www.micas.co.uk/calculator.htm

http://www.ralingroup.co.uk/weights.html

one of them calculates box section which I thought may be useful





http://teambanana.blogspot.co.uk/

[Natster]

Sorry for the bump, but thanks for the links and I noticed a few problems:

The .com/.co.uk affects what site I go to, which was clydeviewengineering.com, it wouldn't work as you changed the .com to a .co.uk, I didn't try out all of them but you might want to see if they work