Swannys Bar

whens the baby due

March 23rd

Maybe you could try to explain to the missus that -because time flies in the shed- youre spending a lot of time there because you cant wait for juniorette to come, youre so excited, so impatient... :mrgreen:

brilliant babeth. :) :)

i might use that excuse too :)

john

lol you now you might make them suspicious that you two:)

Sarah

oi bell just go and get in practice for saturdays mashing :)

no sarah bell to mash my tea so i didnt have one all day. still i suppose your job is more important.

im glad you understand i just wish my feet would they are killing me after that and im going back next saturday to torture them more.

Sarah

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.......take the day off and come to notts to make my tea :)

oh and can you ask your dad geoff LOL if there is anywhere on the net i can check out the motors. he will know what i mean. cheers bell

i cant take the day off im sorry but i do want the job after christmas as well so ive got to be there

Sarah

dad says looking on the web to check out the motors is not possible youll see them on saturday bring the truck because youll need it. the truck they are in is coming in its enterity. speed controller that runs all the motors everything.

Sarah

thanks sarah

Swanny do you know what the name of the robot my dad brought is, if not can you find out?

Sarah

ally gaitor.

there is no footage i have searched. cant find pics either. he will sort it i am sure :)

thanks swanny

Swanny while ur away winning the winter tour, i got bored and mixed Tanto and Envy and the results are http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanto818www.flickr.com/photos/tanto818

That looks like St. Agro with Firestorms flipper. :)

...a little.

(Message edited by kodster on December 01, 2007)

he will win now

my dads in bed moaning about his leg lol shud b going tho if he eva gets up

well sorry craig but i am afraid i didnt win. i lost big style to iron awe. i have got to say he deserved it too i drove like a ... of course iron awe disposed of anything that it was fronted with. some class driving and an awsome flipper. well done guys. BUT now they are my mortal enemies and i will never rest or sleep or eat until envy has revenge. apart from that it was a good event. need a new ram now cos some how while envy was happily flying (and i mean flying) around the arena the ram got dented. 100mm 250stroke if anyone has one. tan had a good event too i am sure he went home with a smile. beast drove sweet and am impressed. i had a swap with dtk which i enjoyed and i think john enjoyed envy till went flying yet again. big thanks for the prezzie john bell you are my bestest mate :) :)

if only beast was driving good in the semi

wouldnt turn sometimes so i couldnt get a good get away but obv was blocked by iron awe to!

my dads rubbish on the flipper to - need to see video

Chasetown 1 - 1 Port Vale

no problem Swanny i would rather it was with someone who will use it rather than rotting away in the back garden, and if you can cure the steering then youll have done something i never could.

John

P.S. does this mean i can have a jacket?? by the way we have an alligator here ready to bite envys bum next year

John

(Message edited by sarah on December 04, 2007)

how bout some crocodile shoes? that i can do

is that by jimmy nail. lol. crocodile soooooo.oooo.oooooes. i will have some tho craig. that alligator wont catch envy. you should change the name john. how about BITE MY SHINY METAL BUTT. BMSMB :)

i could get you an official team bud jacket if you want one but you will have to become an official member and do the inisiation test which involves lots of beer, a live chicken and a rabbi. :)

great do i supply the chicken or the rabbit(rabbi)

John

P.S. a duck would be better because then we have the duck tape to stop it splitting

LOL. my event of the 2008 season will be fairford event if it is on again which i hope it is but you can perform the inisiation there. i think we should swap robots again too i enjoyed that.

You asked about bot steering Shane ...Trevs system is simple but heres an alternative.

http://www.webcom.com/sknkwrks/mowers.htmhttp://www.webcom.com/sknkwrks/mowers.htm

hello Shane - yes the steering self-centres

Trev

http://www.servocity.com/html/flange_nuts.htmlhttp://www.servocity.com/html/flange_nuts.html

this is the sort of thing i plan to use as i have got a system from a fruit machine. it has a linear bolt but the long thread is run from a stepper motor. i was wondering if there is a simple circuit board that will run a stepper motor but if it proves too difficult (which isnt hard when i am involved) i will just swap the stepper motor for a normal dc motor. the origional problem with using servos is when the wheel hits anything it can damage the servo. so with a linear worm steering system i hope it will take the stress. http://www.roamingrobots.co.uk/Gallerys/Nottingham07/P1000243.htmlhttp://www.roamingrobots.co.uk/Galle.../P1000243.html

this is what i am playing with just to give you an idea. i will go and take a pic of the steering mech i want to use and put it on profile.

trev if i used the steering system and swop the stepper motor for a normal motor can you duplicate a circuit board to make it self center. that or do something like you have done on your robots. i will have a pic of what i plan to use in 10 mins.

Shane - there is no circuitry just an ordinary rc servo, a motor to drive the wheels, 2 relays to reverse the drive motor, and 2 microswitches to drive the relays. Dead simple - honest

Trev

i have done a pic on profile. am i going too complicated or is it a good idea?

Shane - cant really make it out but you could make that work.

I have put a photo of Mighty Mouse steering on my profile, see if you can adapt yours to suit.

Trev

PS tomorrow I will take a vid of it running and e-mail it to you - bit dark in the shed right now.

the pic is the piece of mech straight out of the fruit machine with no mods as yet. what i plan it to swap the motor on the pic for a normal dc motor as the stepper wont work straight from power. i think they work from pulses of sorts. anyway the motor is connected to the thread via belt drive. then on the thread is like a bolt with a white bar attached. when the thread turns the bolt moves up and down. i was planning to attach the steering to this bolt. when it reaches the extreme steering point it will hit a microswitch and turn off the motor, also i wanted it to self center. it will work i am sure but i think i do need to see the mouse steering vid to understand a little more. thanks for your patience trev.

there is the option that woody suggested if all else fails but i wont quit easly :)

i have now found someone who has the servo i think will do the job. active robots. they do servos that go as big as a car battery. they can get a servo with titanium gearing. so i think that might be a simple option.