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Spent a while trying to figure out where to mount the weapon motor that didn't involve cutting a huge chunk out of a bulkhead, turns out the gap between the two bulkheads is exactly the right size and with a bit of an adjustment to the shape of the back of the machine to protect the motor it should go in perfectly. The wiring for the relay/esc will need to be changed so I can move it to the side and I need to make some spacers to go in between the bar but other than that no problems, couple of pics for those interested. http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/a...psfd125014.jpg http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps73cbe174.jpg http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps97edf9d3.jpg
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I think you guys have waited long enough now..... spent today drilling and bolting the teeth to the bar and i can safely say you're all Fecked :eek: But seriously should give quite a whack and it looks awesome i think. Pictures for yourselves....http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa66f0e8a.jpghttp://i921.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa41b76a6.jpgGoing to bolt the frame pieces together in a bit and get it bolted to the base, also going to mount the motor,then i think a quick video might be on the cards.
*Edit* Forgot to mention that i need to cut the bolts down that are holding the teeth on so no they won't be getting left like that.
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But even if you cut the bolts right down to the nuts then it will still cut through your timing belt won't it? You need a spacer the width of a nut between the bar and the pulley or need to counterbore the bar for the nuts.
Other than that looks like it will dish out some serious punishment!
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Sorry i should have said, there will be a spacer between the bar and pulley. Thanks as well, hopefully it will be okay though i'm still undecided about whether i'm going to enter it into the main champs next year.
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Do it. No point building a spinner and not entering it into a spinner comp.
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Little update time, decided that i'm not entirely happy with the spinner bulkheads so i'm going to redo them. The bar isn't low enough and they were cut in a hurry so they are a bit messy, ordering up some more 20mm hdpe now so it should be here by Friday and i can crack on.
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Little video, just explaining the bulkhead problem in a little more detail and also the what's going to happen with the rest of the build. http://vid921.photobucket.com/albums...ps77b6e745.mp4
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If you are not happy with the surface finish on the edges, you can make them mirror-smooth using a wood plane. As long as the blade is sharp and the cut is shallow, PE plastic behaves just like wood. I use a 'low angle block plane" like this:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqUOKpQ...tBg~~60_35.JPG
They are usually available in hardware stores and are about the cheapest type of plane.
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It's more the fact that after cutting them originally I found one slightly bigger and tried to correct it, safe to say it didn't really work. They need remaking anyway so I can get the bar lower but actually a wood plane could be a good idea just to tidy the edges up a bit.
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No progress as such but just a little update, I've decided that whilst Wraith probably would have been fine the way I was going to build it I doubt it would have been all that competitive. So I'm going to build it properly, sticking with the same chassis but the weapon is now much more scary on paper, I'm going to run it from an NTM 50 / 60 380KV @ 6s and I've had Alex (Botwright) design me a new weapon bar. I have to say it looks fantastic, it's based on IG 88's weapon but it's a single toothed, 20mm thick Hardox beast. http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/a...s43d69092.jpeg
