HardWired II

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Ah, but that's why the base is stainless, magnets

Cokes better

Aldi store brand M8

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Be interesting to see the effects magnets have on the brushless drive

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Coca-Cola is better than Pepsi, but Pepsi Max is better than Coke Zero. - Both Diets are just horrible.

If i am going out i prefer Coca-Cola - but in my home my mum doesnt let me have it so i prefer Pepsi Max. - Anyone had Coca-Cola out of a glass bottle before?

Nice robot btw :P

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Shall have a look at those motors, cheers! Still researching into what will be the best balance between torque and speed, I want plenty of power (should be able to use it thanks to the magnets, but we'll see) but not something that's going to be inconvenient to use. The idea of the 30-something thousand RPM single tooth was hilarious and would be lethal theoretically, but I have doubts about how it'd perform in practise...

Really, the idea is a good spinner on a good rambot, it's unrealistic to assume it'll be an amazing rambot and/or an amazing spinner (even more so considering I'm building the thing...) hopefully brushless can help that along a little but I guess we'll see how it works. Brushless and magnets should be interesting I agree Dave, shouldn't be that different from what you'd expect from brushed drive I hope, but it's still pretty much unknown at the minute. Don't know if anyone uses sensored outrunners for drive, or how they perform but the theory says it'll work alright. Will be posting results once I've got a pair ordered for HardWired 2!

Oh and Pepsi Raw, drink of the gods Until they stopped production of it...

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Featherweight shenanigans update!

First, HardWired II has been retired from competition, I'll still have it as a whiteboard machine (come at me, spinner bros) but a new one is sorely needed. Can't say too much yet, because it really hasn't been designed extensively, but it'll be running sensored brushless outrunners of the so big it couldn't possibly be a good idea variety, along with much larger wheels than before, HDPE armour, Hardox frame and most likely Hardox scoop to match. Shouldn't be much bigger than the old one, but it does need to be larger to fit everything in. Oh, and lots and lots of shock mounting, after the 720 incident...

Next, HardWired 3 is on hold, Hw2.2 is going to be my main machine for next year, I see no reason why Hw3 would need to be a thing yet. Much as I'd love active weaponry, it'll have to wait for now.

HardWired 1, the flipper, will be going to next year's champs, funds providing. I won't be driving though, my friend will who's been interested in competing, and they insist on having a flipper... Can't say I blame them looking at the top 4! Plan is to make this a Wheely big cheese style machine, designed just for launching stuff high because that's really fun. Mostly HDPE, not sure on the rest so far. Massive wheels though.

Balsa Steel is nearly finished and will be making it's debut at Barnsley, though I have to stress that under no circumstances must anyone push me onto the flame hazard, got it? ...guys?
Should be a fun little machine, 2WD drill box with mostly wood armour, not much innovation but it'll make a heck of a display!

Finally, Riptide has been planned somewhat for the future, designing it as almost a one hit wonder, 7kw motor Buzzbar style, toothed bar... Should be hilarious. Or break itself. Or both. Truth be told, it actually looks a little like NST but that's going to change soon, need some way of keeping it really stable on the ground. Tempted to suggest hardox and magnets, because they solve everything as we already know (I'm kidding, I haven't a clue yet)

So yeah, that's where things are at the minute, progress is halted at present due to a lack of funds, but HW2 and Balsa Steel will be making it to Barnsley, all going well.

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NST does actually use magnets in strategic places to make it stable, so that's not a bad call.

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Oh really? Well that might be a good idea then, explains a lot!
I'm probably going to try and put some wing style attachments on it and have the wheels out at the sides, a little bit like Caliope's design I suppose, because I imagine it'd have a lot of gyro force in it.

It won't be a majorly serious machine though, far too much power for it's own good! The HardWireds will be my main competition machines for the foreseeable future... Much as I'd like a turbo spinner, I have a feeling the thing will eat itself upon impact...

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Unfortunately, HardWired 2 won't be going to the Barnsley event (may bring it along, but not to fight) since the motors in it are soon to be accounted for and given the situation the money is needed so can't risk them being wrecked, especially with that floor flipper! Also needs a lot more TLC than can be done in a week. I say TLC, more hitting things into shape again with a hammer...

Balsa Steel will hopefully be there though. Hopefully I'm not too late to sign up either haha

Also going to have to give the AWS a miss, wanted to take Abandon (the bar spinner) down but money means it's got no chance of being done in time, and I'd struggle to get down there too. Shame, but I'll hopefully be ready for the next beetle event!

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Oh and I've finalised my featherweight plans for next year (finally)
Planning to take HW2 and Archangel (ultra silly Spinny thing that Jarvis Cad'ed up) down as whiteboard machines and entrants in any side competitions, with HardWired 3 (something completely different, and that's all you'll find out!) and HardWired 1 (converted into a flipper) for competition. I've got my friend in on the sport, hence two machines! I've got most of the parts for HW1 already sorted, just needs the basic CO2 stuff, probably going to go cheap with a cylinder, ram and servo switch. May use full pressure but I don't know to be honest, depends what I can get the cheapest! Archangel and HW3 are the only 'new' builds but I think I have some materials lined up already for cheap, if not there's always the hope that someone will employ me before next April haha

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It's an abomination.

So yeah, Balsa Steel got finished and was supposed to be at Barnsley, but I couldn't make it there in the end. Trains had other ideas (they were cancelled according to the timetables) and they wouldn't let me take it on the bus there, and I can't drive so... Yeah. That was a bit of a disappointment to say the least. The dog apparently likes using it as a seat now, which was rather funny.

Will be taking it down to BlueWater though, if I can make it down, so hope isn't fully lost! Should have HardWired 2 done up nice for then too, assuming there's featherweights there...