Rigid Robotics Build Diary - Flat Damon

**lowndsy** · 14th February 2017, 10:48

Originally Posted by cjsowry

You didn't use.the iron itself to pick your noise did you?!?!?!

Came close! I'm the sort of chap who looks at the time with a cup of coffee in his hand - it's a wonder I'm still alive!

The wheels I have on the way are some sort of hard plastic - I think Polypropelene. I had 100mm ones, but I need to step up to at least 125mm to clear the armour top and bottom so I have some blue rubber ones in the post. I tthink they are 10mm shaft, will have to check.

**maddox10** · 14th February 2017, 07:48

I can't comment on the burn yourself and surroundings. I had that stage a few years ago.
Practice and good tools are the things you need. Tools is just money, experience is easier gained with good tools.

On wheels. I make an adaptor that accepts a hex 17 RC wheel on the standard 12mm diameter, 3/8 unf/M5left shaft.
RC wheels are lighter and more grippy (if not ment for driftcars) than any other commercial wheel I used in the past.

**lowndsy** · 18th May 2017, 22:06

Right, back on the wagon after being super busy at work. I stripped down FD tonight to replace the drill motors with new Gimsons.

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The crimped wires are just temporary until I shorten them, but otherwise everything is running again and ready to be screwed back together. Lots of screws.

The aim now is to be properly bullet proof before I move house in 13 days time.

**daveimi** · 19th May 2017, 14:03

Is your chassis 3d printed.

**lowndsy** · 19th May 2017, 14:18

Nope, it's a pair of caravan ramps. Good for 8 tons of pressure, and even after I hacked it up and bolted the armour on I drove my Renault Megane over it with no problems.

Impact damage and point pressure from axes, spinners and the like will be different - needs protecting with HDPE all over, but it was built to just be a big solid lump.

**R9000** · 19th May 2017, 14:23

It does look really solid, it'll be interesting to see it after a couple of battles.

**Tim The Plumber** · 19th May 2017, 14:55

In that case, I take back my unsaid idea that your chassis looked weak and silly.

If you have used such a practicle and obvioulsy strong basis for your bot rather than mess around with unnecessary tech you should be difficult to deal with.

Are the wheels a bit far back and do they have enough of the weight of the thing on them? Can you put any sort of balast/armour on the back of it to keep them down a bit?

**lowndsy** · 19th May 2017, 15:12

Thanks, I think! It is just plain heavy all over, but there is a pretty sizable armour plate to bolt onto the back so weight on the axle shouldn't be a problem.

I am considering trimming a section out of the front where Chaos 2 style flipper arms might usually catch it so that will save some weight at the nose end too.