metal milling

[archie2000]

Hi
Can anyone make me a robot out of about 1mm aluminium?
Thanks

[harry hills]

alu is rubbish for ants, dont bother.

[archie2000]

Titanium is too heavy even though Its really light My robot hazard 2 (see it on build diary) has some 0.5mm armour made of ti and its 50grams!
Could you get it hardened?
Then it would be strong

[harry hills]

use plastic, much better

[archie2000]

What thickness
will 2mm hdpe be spinner resistant
(for a bit anyway)

[harry hills]

i use 6mm hdpe sides, with a 0.5mm ti scoop, nothing has got though that.

[archie2000]

bwaahhh
thats like 5kg

[Laser]

not really

harry has it proved against complexity?

[archie2000]

yeah
for a spinner the disc would be aluminium/titanium
The armour-about 3/4mm HDPE depends how much weight

[harry hills]

not had the pleasure of fighting complexity but i have faced most of Mr wallers creations and not taken much damage, interta took chunks out but didn't penatrate.