Oh gosh yeah, the chopping board is just to prototype the shape and stuff and then I'm gonna get hold of some HDPE after Christmas
Oh gosh yeah, the chopping board is just to prototype the shape and stuff and then I'm gonna get hold of some HDPE after Christmas
if you have a jig saw you could go for a 4-5mm aluminium base nice and easy to cut
Sounds like a plan. I know of direct plastics for HDPE etc, do you know of anywhere that I can get of of plate ally etc?
i generally just use ebay or go down to the industrial estate near by cos we have a couple of fabrication places
Been thinking lots about shape of robot, and it would be easier to build if it was square. But then the motors didn't fit, it was hard to squash in. Then I saw other robots such as Little Hitter with a diagonal motor pattern and was inspired lol. So I thought I would bung up latest pictures from the CAD department of our new shape. Enjoy.
Sure i've seen something similar somewhere....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151180061476904
oh my god no way!
I've been concerned at the abundance of ground clearance, prompting the need for some sort of dozer blade on the front. This then led to the thought of arms at the sides like a bulldozer that lead forward to a bulldozer blade on the front aka Breaker Box from the states. This would be mostly unpowered and just ride along the ground, but then I thought well if I powered it I could use different implements such a hammer, lifting spike etc. I'll scribble down what I mean and see if people will give me feedback on what they think.
I know what you mean. It would be great to see a lifter with a bit of a difference in the UK (the Americans are certainly inventive in that respect). I say you build it!
It won't be without challenge, I'm guessing many of them similar to the ones we have faced for T2, but the result will be worth it.
Your main issues I am guessing will be reliable weapon power (and enough power to do the work), and the protection of the side arms for full combat events. They're meat for verticals, unless seriously sturdy or protected.
To give you an idea of power, our machine has a 14.4v 50mm dia. motor at 18v with about a 100:1 reduction after it, and with the sort of length arms a Breakerbox style weapon would need I would think that would be pushing it. A greater chain reduction than ours wouldn't be impossible, though, as ours couldn't be any bigger than 4:1 (with 6mm size chain).
I'll let others chime in, as for a first machine it would be ambitious, but the end result will be well worth it!
http://s1228.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... /BitzaWood
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