Bitza Mk2

[Laser]

cool

[PJ-27]

Managed to do a little more to Bitza 2. Dan made up some motor mounts from Nylon (off cut) which we have bolted to some box section (old BBQ) and steel plate (oven shelf) to then sit at the back of the robot.

Trouble is we were very ambitious with our space and placing and now there is simply no room for the car fan motor. The teeth can still spin freely and the drum from Jamie should also fit but there's just no room for the motor given it's shape and size.

Unfortunately we are some what stuck for a solution.

[Leonardomayo]

Mount the wheels externally and make wheel guards?

[RogueTwoRobots]

Extend the front a little? Should only need to add on a few inches to accommodate the car fan motor.
Also, haven't made it to a post office yet but will be heading in tomorrow so will get the drum sent then

[daliad100]

I'd make one side of the box section flush with the mounts, rotate through 90 degrees and attach to the back bar of the robot so your motors are on top of one another.

You should gain a couple of inches of room in the front that way and still have a bit left over in the back for whatever.

[PJ-27]

Cheers Jamie. We had thought about extending, I think we'll get it driving and then see what we can do.

@Jordan, Good idea, I think we considered it and dismissed it, but can't remember why..... I'll think about it again as it should save us some space.

[PJ-27]

Got a little more work done. Received the drum from Jamie and made our own addition.

Also saved our space problem by angling the motor mounts at 45 degrees in the robot and moving the drum mounts further forward.

Also made a one way bearing for the fan motor. We used the ratchet system from a push bike rear axle and made the assembly with metal from some very rusty angle iron.



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[Mouldy]

Looking great pj! Nice to see some innovation, instead of off the shelf screwed together nylon robots. Glad the drum went to a good home, looks like it was made for it. Might be worth re shaping the front a bit so the drums more exposed though?

[RogueTwoRobots]

Yeah those blades seem like a perfect match, glad it's come in handy

[PJ-27]

Cheers guys!

Yeh the drum fits perfectly and look really mean with those big red blades! Can't wait to see it spinning.
We're moving the uprights to the very ends so the drum will be more exposed.