The 3d printed thing? (I saw it on your Photobucket and sort of just assumed Beetleweight)
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The 3d printed thing? (I saw it on your Photobucket and sort of just assumed Beetleweight)
Sounds great to me. I've still got this one gathering dust: http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/thre...l-beetleweight
And will hopefully have this one finished over summer: http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/thre...leweight/page2
Edit: I do think it would be worth thinking about some kind of wall-based hazards that robots could be stacked onto, not so far as to allow flip-outs which get boring but something which requires some more careful strategy for lifters or flippers.
That was for my uni project. But some of the bits may be used.Quote:
Originally Posted by harry hills
I'm working on another one for Deeside so may actually have 2
Ewan...There will be wall based hazards. Wont let it slip what yet but I promise will look nasty.
Marvellous. I'm picturing something like the wall-saws or corkscrews from battlebots now, that would be fun!
Nope...I will say its not that. sorry old boy. :(
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...7/IMG_0068.jpg
Oh go on then....there will be just static things to get hung up on for now. Later perhaps will look into something.
Not to worry, they still look the part!
They look menacing!
Just sent off my chassis design to PinPoint, glad my pile o' bits will finally be made into a robot!
you still working on Spinza or are you making something different now?
Spinza's design was flawed from the start so making a SpinzaMk2. Still based around a large spinning bar though. Spinza's Ti chassis is just collecting dust.
fair enough, good luck with the build :) i did like the shape of spinza though, was unique :P
Cheers! I liked the idea in principle (invertible undercutter) but it was a bit beyond me to make unfortunately. Mk2 is another invertible spinning bar, but a bit simpler.
going for more of an NST style shape now?
Yeh :( I hate robots looking the same but it seemed the most logical way to house the big bar. Main difference is Spinza has big wheels and lots of ground clearance.
When I started making it from Blue and Black HDPE it looked almost exactly like Last Rites only with wheels on the inside.
http://files.tested.com/photos/2012/...tes_teaser.jpg
Sounds good, hopefully it will perform as well as last rites haha
That would be nice! The bar weighs a good 350g so it's going to fly!
that sounds about right :P I'm planning a touro-inspired drum spinner, the aluminium drum i got weighs 552 grams on its own though so will have to lose some weight on that
:s ................................
If you are worried about copying Last Rites directly, maybe think of improvements you could make, such as wheelguards, a rear wedge etc?
That drum spinner sounds brilliant! I'd be interested to see some designs or CAD's of that (or indeed any beetleweights so far)
Cheers. Harry.
thanks lol, but knowing me it won't end up being too effective :P
also for drums, what do people think about using bolts for teeth? they seem to work in some of the american beetleweights but i'm not sure how effective they would be
On RPM Tom used bolts before he machined a piece of hardox...worked well
alright, well I'll probably try using offset stainless steel bolts for teeth for now, and upgrade to hardox 450 teeth in the future
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Oh and Harry, pretty rubbish powerpoint drawing of the robot, but you get the idea haha :P I will probably change the shape to try and make it a bit more unique.
I like it :)
How would you be changing the shape exactly? I'm guessing you would be making it more oval shaped, making the robot wider?
I have now settled on a design (can't remember if I said lol) Won't give away too much just yet but it should be a pretty powerful little machine.
well I'm planning to use a strip of HDPE and bending it around the robot to make the outer shape, i've not fully decided on what shape it will end up being but i'll try to make it as unique and spinner resistant as possible. The outer layer is really only to protect the wheels and look nice anyway :P
can you say what weapon you are planning on making? ;D
Ok, that sounds cool! I'll just say Eggbeater and leave the rest secrets for the time being :)
alright, I look forward to seeing it :)
Andy....www.bigconkers.com Eggbeater is no secret.
haha :P
lol, shame it's a little underweight :D gotta say, that antweight looks great though
Pretend-o-arena time :)
http://www.bigconkers.com/projects/b...slaughterhouse
Just getting it mocked up to see how its looking. The tape is to show the height once the polycarbonate is trimmed and the sign was for a bit of a laugh.
Looking good so
Looking awesome, nice one ;)
just wondering by the way, is it definitely 1.5kg now? Because people didn't seem sure on the other thread and it would be good to know what the weight is going to be for certain.
1.5kg.
Good :)
The max weight you can build to is 1.5kg....for my competitions that i will be doing in the future...weigh limit will be 1.5kg. I will be getting sponsored too so i want a 1st prize of £500 for the first uk champs. need the class to be a bit more popular first tho. may take time or not happen at all will see.
The irony of being called the slaughterhouse is an actual slaughterhouse would have a lower trench on the outsides for the blood to drain down.
Can put on on there if you want Ceri...to catch your dribble when your winning. :)
Ceri, beetleweight Napalm Death please :p