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following the uk champs we have decided to build a new Diablo so will keep you updated with pics n videos as it comes along. The old diablo aka duckbill is up for sale if any body is interested as complete bot ready to bind to your transmitter or maybe split for parts.
heres some picture of the ram so far
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...o/DSC_0025.jpg
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Diablo was awesome, how come your selling it? Will make a really good competition bot for anyone wanting something serious.
Just decided to build a complete new robot. Its a cool robot and the next one will be very similar in shape and size but with a different layout
view of underside of ram base pocketed out to lighten
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...DSC_0008-1.jpg
ram just waiting for us to get round to making billet piston and rod next job
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...DSC_0009-1.jpg
Duckbill now belongs to mouldy in exchange for the fair use of his mum
Hope he drew up a decent fair usage policy.......
i thought we said i get duckbill with your mom + her plow skill?
ye you do this to prove she can pull a plough
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Fp7FSoWENi...s%5B605%5D.jpg
looks good, gonna use a burkert or homemade valve in this one? are those low pressure push fits?
Ye its going to be a home made valve in it ,going to be a low pressure system and going to try at 10 bar to start with, test vids will be posted
ripping down the billet to make the piston and rod
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...to/photo_3.jpg
under side of billet piston not finished yet few more mods to save weight and piston seal to fit
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...hoto/photo.jpg
picture of piston and ram side by side
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...to/photo_2.jpg
Nice!
thanks :D
Ram and billet piston
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...o/4a8b3496.jpg
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...o/97072dc6.jpg
Gas ported double seal billet piston
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...o/057e9d24.jpg
Large vent holes
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...o/9d6c3a68.jpg
Test video coming shortly watch this space
Diablos 0-150psi regulator arrived today another part for the collection
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q...o/23597169.jpg
Testing system at 6bar not bad eh
Better vid later last min test
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q329 ... 5c456b.mp4
That a paintball reg? Looking sweet Dave....
ye it is mate
Looks good,extremely sleek.
Return is especialy interesting, even with a double Oring return under own weight, waw.
thank you ram bore is honed to size then smear of silicone grease seams to do the trick with no grease piston is tight to move in ram
How did you hone it with a closed top?
Most of the honing devices I have used are rubbish in a closed end hole.
Trying to make heads and tails of your pneumatic setup but I just can't. Hoping there will be a seminar at this RC open day thingy....
How is the ram venting?
Why is it everyone considers regulators to be some sort of unobtainable item that they have to get Trevor to make, whereas you guys just got a paintball reg?
The regulator thing in robots is just like the burkert thing in robots. Once one person uses one and has sucess with it then everyone just uses the same. The trev regs are good tho and you get a huge pressure range to play with.
We have had to modify a honing devise to do these rams
Oooh, that's very nice...tape 8)
nice!
where do you get your alu from?
We have a place quite local that we use, If we can be bothered waiting we order it online.
Has any one else noticed it looks like a mini Toro of Battle Bots :?: I Guess that was probaly the plan LOL! :lol:
Ye when Tom designed it was based on toro
well that was the mk1 version of diablo the new one will be styled similar but slightly more sleek
Sweet!
Will it have a more powerfull flipper :?:
As if you need it! :lol:
yes it should be quite a bit more powerful than old one but only running low pressure old one was running full pressure as well
New Speed controls and just profiled bulkheads cheers Kenny
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Just thought I'd post it here, I've decided to build a series of featherweight replicas in RA2 and I built duckbill: http://gametechmods.com/../uploads/i...2485Diablo.jpg