Pulverizer Build Diary

[Max]

Why not just buy the dewalt gearbox that robot marketplace sell to go with that motor, it will be easier and possibly cheaper.

[Mega Masher]

I will not buy that gearbox for 2 reasons:
1. It has been discontinued by Robot Market Place.
2. It is too big for my chassis size

[Mega Masher]

Hello all, time for an update:
Beetleweight: Accelerometer arrived today - 2 weeks to arrive is just pathetic! I ordered it from Sparkfun, and needless to say, i will look elsewhere for an accelerometer in the future.

Featherweight: Made a CAD model of it in Blender 2.63, not too accurate (no measurements), but i am planning to make the chassis 400mm in diameter, to give me much more space- i just felt that 250mm was to tight and there was not much space for components to move about after a hit.
By the way, does anyone know when the earliest you can sign up for the 2014 FW Championships (yes, i know it is very early, but i don't want to miss out)?