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Didn't think the glue would work, but it was worth a shot! Thanks for the help there Mario!
When you say about the screws too Niels, do you mean the one in the centre of the wheel, or screwed into the actual motor itself? Might look into getting that done, will definitely help hold it together a bit nicer!
Niels refers to the M8 in the center of the wheel.
Ah, got you. I'll give it a look tomorrow when I get to building the machine properly. Hopefully should have some decent photos tomorrow to show how it's progressing!
Very quick update here (apologies, don't have a whole lot of time)
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HardWired II's taking shape very nicely. Sadly it's just a boring brick, but it'll be a very fast boring brick, and a very bright one at that. Plans going forward are:
Dishwasher side baseplate to provisionally mount all the electronics and drive to.
--> use that as a template for a 2-3mm stainless steel baseplate I'm having cut, because I can't cut the sheet I had on my own
High intensity LED strips, lots of them. Blue, all around the edges, going to make this thing light up like a christmas tree if the amp draw isn't too high, make it look a bit different.
Thicker side armour - probably just adding more HDPE to the side to give a total of 40mm thick. Maybe more, depending whether it's still in weight. As it stands, it's quite a lot under if my scales are right, so I'm just going to be piling it on as much as I can.
Top plate. Not sure what yet, motors stick out about 1mm above the edges, depending how I mount them. Would like HDPE but 2mm HDPE is probably not the best idea, especially if my motors are close to the top. Considering the number of hammers and axes I've seen thus far, I probably need the same 2mm stainless steel, minimum...
After that, it's just wiring things up and replacing my chocolate block connectors with better ones so I can clip things in and out (though I don't have any spares so may just do it for the battery) and then buying a LiPo sack for charging and building a cradle to make sure I'm within the rules.
Not far to go now!
God this looks a bit posh. Do you have any plans for a speedo (like which one will run those beer cans etc.)?
40mm thick!? that things going to be a tank, it's looking really nice and very compact, what are the dimensions it looks really small?
High intensity lights, not blindingly bright I hope? Won't be popular if we can't see the fight due to your mobile disco :).
based on the motors i guess the machine is 40cm wide, 45cm long and 8 cm high
LOL, mobile disco
Maybe add in a speaker too :)
You don't need 40mm, it's unnecessary extra weight. I've got 30mm on Ricochet, nothing getting through that.