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Assuming there would be another event in Edinburgh (or Scotland for that matter) next year, I'd definitely try to get one built for then. Even if there isn't, I might aim to build one next year anyway just to have something a bit heavier to show off to friends and family :P
Also just found an electric wheelchair on eBay sitting at £1 with two days remaining. I'd be tempted if it didn't involve a trip down to Shropshire.
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Originally Posted by k_c_r
Also just found an electric wheelchair on eBay sitting at £1 with two days remaining. I'd be tempted if it didn't involve a trip down to Shropshire.
Looked that up and saw another wheelchair with a great bit in the description, even if the grammar is a bit ropey, its stuff funny that he thought of this
robot wars this ones for you lol could make a mega robot out of this but again a bit good really.
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Let's do a straight word I mouth thing:
Question: who owns or would be willing to build a middleweight?
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Team Scotland will get back to you on that one :lol:
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If I remember right Middleweights still require the same arena build quality as heavyweights do they not? The energy involved with spinning weapons can exceed that of some heavyweights so if they where also banned within the weight class it would boil down to flippers, pushers and a few axe bot's similar to what the heavyweights have. I believe your better off just building a heavyweight and having more variety and more competitors in the heavyweight class.
Costs less? maybe not, most people will want Hardox shells, more powerful motors and bigger speedos. Cost of building a robot during the days of Robot Wars and now has changed so much, it's mainly specialist equipment and parts these days.
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I spent this afternoon looking through our spare bits and it looks like we've got enough stuff to build one (or even two) middleweights.
If I am able to build one it won't be until after my exams are finished (at the beginning of June).
Here's what I came across while looking through our spares.
2x Wheelchair motors, gearboxes and wheels
Low Pressure ram (roughly 80mm bore)
enough stuff for a pneumatics system (regulator, valve, PRV, dump etc...)
Batteries (Maelstrom's spares)
Sidewinder
Couple of 600g CO2 bottles (featherweight spares)
Looks like we have all the basics for a middleweight.
http://i881.photobucket.com/albums/a.../Photo0403.jpg
If more people build one then we may end up getting one going
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I do really think we can get this class going. And I for one will build a middle in time :)
I kinda feel I sparked off this class again :lol:
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If I knew middleweights were coming back I wouldn't of let my dad scrap phoenix :P
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looks like not too bad a machine that will :)
I think we're probably gonna throw something together. Try and do it for the event in Edinburgh. if we're the only middleweight there then fair nuf, it probably won't fight, no biggy. Plus I like the added pressure that's gonna require an A-team style build over a few weekends to throw it all together :)
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In time im most certainly going to build a middleweight :)