Build Diary

Ok to Pass the time for me building my bot I have decided to make a build diary Noting every step I take on making my robot.
Yesterday : Completed my order for my stuff from RC wars . James is a very nice chap with a good bussiness going keep it up .
Today: not such a good day phoned and met up with a couple of companies interested in Sponsoring me but later all turned down :sad: . Also while i was at school in Craft And Design got burnt by a piece of hot perspex now got a burn mark about 30mm long on my arm IT HURTS!!!!

Welcome to the roboteering world. Did nobody tell you that scars are a requisite here ?

(Just kidding, hope it heals well...)

There are some really good build diarys out there, the Tornado build diary is well put together, We also have one on: http://www.cuebruteforce.8k.comwww.cuebruteforce.8k.com witch needs updating.

Thanks for that Dave, but I havent done much recently to put up. Can you e-mail me with Turbulence progress.
Ed- Team Turbine

Found a really good site of a robot that looks REALLY COOL I love the style of the flipper http://www.teamwhoopass.com/BattleBots/Bots/HexyJr/http://www.teamwhoopass.com/BattleBots/Bots/HexyJr/

AFter a little hishap with the check for RC wars i have resent it , sorry James :)

I started a rough build diary on the Featherweights.org forums with pictures, reports and stats. Also when I finish the first block of my College work ill be updating all the progress on Conundrum Mk2

http://nobadrecords.co.uk/hosted/forum/fwforum/viewtopic.php?p=26&sid=fc0369a552f4df917c5d6326be7 19746#26http://nobadrecords.co.uk/hosted/for...sid=fc0369a552 f4df917c5d6326be719746#26

Chris - http://www.featherweights.org/forum Im So Evil Im Worshipped By The Devil

Since nearly everthing is done ordering i just need to relax and wait for my stuff to arrive :)

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Welcome to the roboteering world. Did nobody tell you that scars are a requisite here?

Even though LA Machine is certainly not a featherweight, it demonstrates this rule in its fight with Chinkilla.

Bil Dwyer:

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A lot of battle scars on this old favourite.

Good for you :)

Team Gore

oh i forgot the most important thing
WHAT AM I BUILDING!!!?!?!

ok here are the stats
Name:BAM-BAM
Weight:12kgs
Weapon:4mm titanium plow + spikes
Drive: famous RC War wheels driven by 4 18v drills
Battery:18v ????Mah
Speed Controller: IBC
More details will follow soon , meanwhile this is what my bot is losely based on
http://www.teammadcow.com/morpheus.htmhttp://www.teammadcow.com/morpheus.htm

BonX 2

Name: BonX 2
Weight: 12kg
Weapon: 50*65 mm FP CO2 flipper
Drive: 2 100 mm Bickles with SPEED 600
Battery: 3000 mAh 14,4v NiMh
Speedcontroller: Electronizes
etc.

Please forgive me, but Alis bot sounds very like my own bot, lol (http://www.micro-maul.co.uk/images/111_1174.jpghttp://www.micro-maul.co.uk/images/111_1174.jpg)
(that is an old pic btw)

I know , it is kinda strange we use the same type of drills (18v woolworths except ewan has change the motor) same rc wars wheels and IBC its like something out of the twilight zone :).Ewan i am not trying to copy you in any way but its just difficult to make a rambot look different from one another!!

just been told buy kenny there is already a robot called BAM-BAM so i am going with it second name BYTE!!

Oh Ewan dont be childish does it matter if you have a similar bot? Its not like your the first person to create a bot with drill motors, RC wars wheels or an IBC, your bot could sound like a thousand other push/ram bots made before yours. What makes it worth mentioning.

( Im alittle grumpy today )

yep a robot called bam bam was on rw7 with a axe

i think a european team?

Yup, it was a Dutch robot with a pneumatic axe mounted on a rotating turret.

The team have now built a new 3-way cluster robot, where each individual robot is driven by two S28-400 Magmotors. I belive its called Three Amigos:

http://www.bugs.nl/media/source/rw/ahoy2004/nl-bugs/IMG_1487.JPGhttp://www.bugs.nl/media/source/rw/a...s/IMG_1487.JPG

Chris I know its a little obvious but we dont want another attack of the clones! (ok, ok, I copied morpheus) (that film was bad enough anyway :))

Sounds just like what Im building, too! :)

Good luck with the build.

sounds kinda similar to my own feather but im putting large bits of hardox here and there :)

well its not what it looks like, or what its got in it, its the driver that counts!

Fully agree with Grant - least one person knows how it is.

Mr Stu

S-U-C-CE-S-S thats the way you spell success.Yep i am pleased to anounce that i am getting sponsorship by a good company http://www.righton.co.uk/http://www.righton.co.uk/

Also i am hoping for this company too sponsor me to http://www.mpowerbatteries.comhttp://www.mpowerbatteries.com , has any one seen that lady on Little Britian that says computer says no well the lady i got through to was exactlly like that i will try to phone tomorrow morning

Try making something for the potential sponsors to look at first, you are not too likely to get sponsorship with not much to show for yourself so far, but good luck with the Righton company.

All sounds like things are going great for you, and i hope your sponsors will be pleased with how things go! but remember, a sponsor will leave you if you have the best robot in the world but cant drive!, its all about control!

Does anyone have a woolworths near them ? If yes can some one help me out I need 4 woolworths 18 volt drills if you are interested in helping me please email me

really having trouble deciding on speed controllers I can either get an ibc or a speed controller that james coopers sells it is 40amp and has an input voltage of 6-12v.any help deciding
P.S james is a very nice chap:)

oh also kickass game http://www.miniclip.com/robotrage.htm#http://www.miniclip.com/robotrage.htm#

Remenber if you but woolworth 18v drills you will be seriously undervolting them running between 6 and 12vs!

Regards
Ian

Ive got to agree, Im afraid a 12v speedo just wouldnt cut it for a 14.4v/18v/24v set-up. You might have to pay that little bit more for a speedo with bigger input range. Im quite surprised James (n James) havent found a supplier for 24v speedos yet, but hopefully they will in future.

have you thought about using the trigger mechansim that comes with the drills themselves?

the xu1 brand (dont think you can get that brand name over there but there all the same) has a microprocessor controlled type mechanism that also has 15amp current limiting in it.

What about the IBC?

i think price is the issuse there steve. Electronize are cheap and perform well. Your looking about 80 quid for a brand new pair, a IBC is 180quid and a Vantec RDFR23 works out about 230 quid. It all comes down to price.

OK just decide to tell everyone whats happening
1: Getting 1m x 1m x 10mm of poly carb and a 5mm as well sheet and varios off cut of steel and ali from my sponsors at http://www.righton.co.ukwww.righton.co.uk
2:Getting Hardoz 650 spikes for christian
3:About to send a way for an IBC
4: Waiting to get my parts from james cooper
Im happy to answer any questions
Ali

YAY!! Im getting a constelation Charger:)

ok got my parts from http://www.righton.co.ukwww.righton.co.uk .these people were very nice as they gave me alot of stuff. the stuff includes 3 1m x 700mm x 6mm poly carb , 3 1m x 700mm x 3mm Aluminium , 1m x 700mm x 5 mm of Alu checker plate and a mystery shee!! What is that mystery sheet you may ask well i did a lot of research before and i have never heard of this be for . its called DIBOND by Alcan Composites. it seems to be very light yet very strong for about 4mm thick.Its looks like its made of a mm of alu 2-3mm of ploycarb and then another mm of alu. does anyone know what this stuff is ??

Ali

well best way to see how useful it is, test it to destuction, take a piece and see how many ways u can destroy it (within reason!)

best of all i have 6 sheets of Dibond :) !!!

http://www.bayplastics.co.uk/data sheets/other/datasheet-dibond.htmhttp://www.bayplastics.co.uk/data sh...eet-dibond.htm