Hello all,
I’ve made a few changes to the design - mainly reducing the thickness of the chassis from 1/2†to 3/8†or even 1/4†where I think it will allow.
The aluminium has arrived! I spent an hour making the attached cut The marked section is one of the bulkheads.
This is the only remaining 1/2†section though so that’s as hard as the blade will have to work. They aren’t super fancy blades so I imagine I might go through a few but will see how it goes.
Ive sent off a piece of 3/8†sheet to be cut by waterjet - this is for the V shaped arms at the front which are now much simplified. The shop is miles away and only open Mon-Fri so will be a while before I can pick them up! Lots to do before I need them anyway...
Plan is to get the bulkheads cut and then start drilling holes for attaching the drive motors. I have a cheapy pillar drill which I am hoping will prove to be good value!
As im at the startup phase - the biggest expense seems to be buying lots of little bits like drill bits, saw blades, files, lubricant etc. - all adds up!
I’ll get some more cutting done this week(end).
cheers,
P.S. does this thread need to be moved to Build Diaries? Can a mod do that or do I need to start a new thread?
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