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[J.A.G]

Just spoke to a person who is on robot wars series 8 and said it will be fine as long the weld are strong that's ok I do welding for a living

[maddox10]

Just spoke to a person who is on robot wars series 8 and said it will be fine as long the weld are strong that's ok I do welding for a living

So? Being a pro welder* doesn't mean you know about the forces involved in a decent spinner.

A good weld is stronger than the base material.
But it still is a connection, and you need to balance the whole too. Welds and balancing are not easy.
Not something done by a gardenshed builder with a drill , anglegrinder and a MIG.

Talking to a guy on the RW8 filming doesn't make you an expert either, nor does the fact somebody is working for a TV company makes that person an expert on anything related to robots.

I was there during series 5-6 and 7.
Most Tech-checkers and technical advisors were competent people. But anybody on the filming or catering crew, not so.

*wanna go into a bragging fight about pro-welding?

[Garfie489]

Have you seen some of the robots that qualified? - ones made of MDF with a petrol engine and lipos.... aka a bomb.

Honestly just being in the new series of RW is not a stamp of competence or quality.

[J.A.G]

Have you seen some of the robots that qualified? - ones made of MDF with a petrol engine and lipos.... aka a bomb.

Honestly just being in the new series of RW is not a stamp of competence or quality.

Well that's not very smart is it like I said common sense

[Shakey]

Have you seen some of the robots that qualified? - ones made of MDF with a petrol engine and lipos.... aka a bomb.

Honestly just being in the new series of RW is not a stamp of competence or quality.

Season 2 will be way more competitive to get into.

Building a HW spinner for a first bot goes against common sense. As does 2 halves of a pneumatic cylinder welded together to make a disc.

[Shakey]

The other problem is you're putting all your eggs in the being accepted into RW basket. Season 2 applications will be hugely competitive and the chances of getting on for most teams won't be great. It's simply a matter of numbers. You're likely to end up with a heavy you'll not be able to run.