Sounds good. Azriel uses 15mm HDPE for its side panels, been durable enough so far
Team Kaizen - Build Diary for all the robots
AW: Amai, Ikari, Lafiel, Osu, Ramu
BW: Shu!, The Honey Badger
FW: Azriel
MW: Jibril, Kaizen
This is the first build diary vlog (summary), currently the next step is to cut the plastic along those marked lines. Metal parts to support the weapon shaft and attach the wheels to the motors are ordered.
hey dude, how are things? few things 1 is the frame holding the weapon also 15mm ? and 2 also what weapon motor you thinking ? htd 5m belts are what most FW spinners use in the uk. one last thing where you gonna run it ?
The weapon shaft will be held in by flat 5mm steel plates sandwiching the HDPE frame, with an extra square of 15mm HDPE at the top, easier to explain in pictures when it all comes together!
The weapon motor is a brushless motor from Overlander UK, it runs up to 6S but I'll be running it on 5S. I've calculated the tip speed will be 160mph, so the kinetic energy is a lot higher than my Beetleweight spinner. I've reinforced it a lot knowing the forces involved.
The plan is to run it at Robodojo or Extreme Robots, and as the build is progressing slowly I'm likely to have it done by the end of the year.
Quick update, lots of parts arrived this week! I test fitted the Hardox weapon bar mounts this weekend with M8 screws. The weapon bar goes through the HDPE and has a metal end stop on the base of the robot. Nat's motor mounts are also fitted, and the next challenge is getting all the electronics and wiring to fit in the remaining space!
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Looks good so far. Fitting the batteries and electronics shouldn't be too hard from what I can see.
Team Kaizen - Build Diary for all the robots
AW: Amai, Ikari, Lafiel, Osu, Ramu
BW: Shu!, The Honey Badger
FW: Azriel
MW: Jibril, Kaizen
Update for this week, I've completed the cutting of most of the HDPE pieces now, still using the wooden base for test driving ready for the new transmitter to arrive. I've also added grub screws to the gearboxes to complete those modifications. More videos have been added to my YouTube channel
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Looking good. hopefully it wont be too long until its running about, will check out the youtube page too.
So I've been busy on the robot, it's now pretty much competition ready, just gotta tidy up my weight saving cuts. It's just about on the limit now. I gave it a quick drive with the brushless motor disconnected.
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