Velociraptor's Fanfic Tournament: The Comeback

Yes I do work for SSAB.
I would like to help if I can.
There is so much bogus information on this website that I thought I had better get involved.
Examples such as 1) the primer paint on Hardox will not kill you 2) There is no such thing as 1mm or 2mm or 4.8mm Hardox plate in the UK 3) Spark erosion cutting is not the best or cheapest way to cut Hardox...this rubbish advice goes on and on.....
If you have any questions regarding Hardox please let me know. I cannot promise to answer your questions quickly but if I can get to a computer I will give you an honest answer.
Good Luck

Well I sure hope the coating wont kill me since we do use Hardox 450 a lot. :)

But let me clarify one thing. this is the fanfic section. The robots and their specifications here are not real, just thought out. Most people in this part of the forum with a few exceptions such as me, do not have any technical expertise on materials. So I am not going to correct them on their various thicknesses and so on. If you do find glaring errors, please feel free to correct them, but please cut them some slack.


(Message edited by leorcc on September 04, 2008)

The examples 1) 2) and 3) are contradictions to posts on this website. There are at least another 50 more ridiculous claims about Hardox. I do not want my product to get a bad name because of ignorance.

Bad name? Are you kidding? People here worship Hardox. :)

Yeah - I dont know at least one of my robots that doesnt have Hardox on it :proud:

Leo, you are proof that is does not kill......thankyou. There has been loads of posts about toxicity, fumes, and general rubbish. SSAB coat the steel in a weldable primer to help fabricators. It reduces weld spatter and results in a high quality weld. That is all it does.

Is it possible to discuss this on another thread so we dont clog up this one, please?

Still waiting for AJ and David.

Ill enter http://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...ead=294&page=1

Leo, I work for SSAB and Hardox is a trademark word. Hardox is also open to all the usual trademark abuse that you will find across the world. I was pretty laid back about the abuse of the word Hardox and the fighting robot fraternity until I came across some bloke who sold some Hardox 650 discs to one of your members. As Hardox650 is only used in South Africa and has a minimum thickness of 50mm this has to be rubbish.
Again, if you need some help please let me know.

Flaming Hell

Weight: 100kg
Dimensions: 90x90x60 cm
Weapon: a triangular spinning cage with 3 sharpened bot openers on each end, weighing 5kg each, spinning at 3000 RPM, powered by a Lem 130 on 36v, which, theoretically, puts out 82.471 KJ
Power: 2x Bosch 750 motors at 24v (its been made so that the cage motor gets 36v but the drive only gets 24, as the drive is ok as it is on 24V)
Shape: circular base with triangular cage atop
Speed: 15mph
Drive power: 4bph
Notes: Flag atop to show direction and to aid self righting, and the cage spins 2mm from the ground. Small bearings for the cage and the far set apart wheels give it increased stability for a FBS
Turning Circle: 0cm
Armour: 3mm titanium
Wheel Type - 4 small wheelbarrow type wheels (no need for great traction)
Strengths: Power of cage
Weakness: Unpredictable bounce off from an opponent

Name: Flipping Hell
Dimensions: 120cm x 80cm x 40cm
Weight: 100kg
Shape: steep wedge front, elongated wedged tail (not used as a weapon)
Weapon: 50 Bar 2 pivot pneumatic flipper, 100mm bore, 180mm stroke ram powered by CO2, which generates a force to throw a 100kg robot 20ft up and 15ft across. The mechanism is a 4 bar flipper, but the rear arms sit much lower in the robot than those of Storm 2 and Biohazard. I will try and get a picture.
Top speed: 15mph
Transmission: just like Razer€™s
GC: 0 at the front, 2mm down the side, 4mm at the back end
Turning Circle: 0cm
Armour: 6mm aluminium and steel alloy
Strengths: Can win with one weapon shot
Weakness: Limited Gas supply, 2 stage self right
Notes: 4 wheels, the rear two of which are Razer type, so the flipper is always facing its opponent.

The self righter: Look for a video on YouTube of Biohazard fighting Vlad in early RW, and yu will see what I mean by 2 stage self righting, but FH does it considerably quicker.