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The announcement mentioned that axe weapons need safety tethers. I dont understand what a safety tether on an axe looks like or how it works. I can only think it something that stops an axe from swinging too far, but Im not sure what is too far, or its a 2m long string that stops axe heads from reaching the roof should they slip off a handle, which Ive never seen happen.
Could someone please make this clearer?
Contact John Reid.
I believe THZ has a steel wire threaded down his axe shaft connected to his axe head on one end and the arm pivot on the other, So that incase his axe arm should break, The axe head shouldnt go flying.
daniel, just build a flipper, its less hassle:wink:
im probably going to build my next one out of lego
(Message edited by ady on January 21, 2007)
Unless it can be flipped through the roof
Ok, tether means stopping axe heads flying away. Well I really doubt my feather can throw its 1.5kg hammer into the roof with enough force to go through or even reach the roof for that matter, and the interchangable single piece blade wont shatter just by swinging it. I know my EOs will be happy to ignore it. Lucky were on the other side of the world. We just get out flipper rules from you.
As for holes in roofs, we did send another feather spinner into the roof of our arena here and it did rip a hole in the fabric. However since the arena is in a tin shed and the fabic just stops the noisy bits hitting the tin, so I think well be fine.
To the FRA;
In an earlier posting today you said;
Membership fee is still £10 per year.
Our bills to keep the association going have to be paid by 31/3/07. If you have not read our meeting minutes you will not be aware of the fact that if you are a past or existing member the membership fee for joining after the 31/3/07 is £20.
Exclusions to the above are new member teams and roboteers from mainland Europe the membership fee is £10 at any time of the year.
Membership cards will be distributed starting 9/10 Feb at the Robots Live event.
Please post an address and Ill mail you a cheque.
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I cannot avoid thinking about the begin posting of the FRA.
It sounded if the rules were accepted unanimous.
During this discusion it became obvious it wasnt.
Mario,
I was at this meeting, and I can assure you that I heard no objections from any of the event organisers present.
In fact, given that this was a matter of safety, it was the event organisers who agreed that the new guidlines be adopted there and then without the usual 3 month waiting period.
Although I can only speak on behalf of XFM, what was stated was thus :
It would be foolish to ignore the proposed changes before the 3 month period, as they are meant to represent what the FRA believes is the new best practice. Should any accident take place and any organiser was not found to be following what is thought to be best practice they could be liable. This was agreed by all.
What is up for discussion is whether the proposed guidelines are best practice, XFM for one stated that we would have to take this under advisement and asked to go on record thus as an on the spot deciscion would have been inappropriate.
This is a discussion for the wider community and NOT the event organisers. The arena build guidelines document is owned by the FRA and thus the roboteers (not the event organisers) and this was made clear at our meeting. If Roboteers disagree it is for them to say so to the FRA and propose alternatives.
Ed
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