Base Plate Materials

[typhoon_driver]

yes Ti-64 is grade 5 (doesn't anyone use google anymore!?!?!?)

[mightymouse]

Grade 2 may be bendable but don't try to re-staighten, it will snap. Mini mighty mouse has 1mm grade2 Ti lids and is just about workable, tried 1mm grade 5 for the same job and eventually used a 5000lb press and snapped the plate - the bang woke everyone in the workshop.......

Unless you are using the base for a ram I would say 2mm grade 2 for a base is ok - 3mm would be better but it is what is available for a sensible price that really matters.

[Eventorizon]

yes Ti-64 is grade 5 (doesn't anyone use google anymore!?!?!?)

Yeah, I used google but its good to have conformation from a human source, I have learnt the hard way to double check everything... measurements, facts etc

Who reckons I should try out this material to make the base and the disc supports of my robot with?

http://www.trbls.com/buy-online.html

Cellite 220; very rigid, extremely lightweight, easy to machine and can absorb massive amounts of energy.

[PJ-27]

What is it's intended application?

Not by you (although I am now curious) from the manufacturer?

[Max]

I think we will never know how good it is until it is tried out. If people don't try out new things then roboteering would grind to a halt. It looks like a good lightweight material so I would go for it (can't be worse than your old base ) looks quite pricy though

[Eventorizon]

Its used in F1 cars, well something very similar, as the side and front crash structures, its used in planes now to replace floors and roof sheets, highspeed train walls and door fillers, its combined with bullet proof material to stop bullet shrapnel...

As for the money, the sheet is HUGE! 2.5m x 1.25m, even if it is no good for the robot there is enough left for various other projects I want to do :-) Imagine a miniature version of this...

http://www.howeandhowetechnologies.com/ ... od=riptide

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... EYk#t=161s

[jonny]

received some samples of cellite today, it's remarkably light and rigid. the samples also make great coasters.

[Eventorizon]

Yeah, they do 220 or 620?

[jonny]

i got 1/2 and 1 samples of both

[typhoon_driver]

That stuff is nothing new. All the typhoon bots were made from it. It's the main reason that 50% of the bots weight was in the disc whilst allowing typhoon 2 to have two seperate drive systems underneath the shell. You can punch a nail through it easily though and you have to be careful how you secure it as a bolt will crush it and deform it.