Front Wheel / Slider

[kaideejee]

OK cheers for all the replies.

Mark - we didnt actually talk about the slidy things, what I meant was that a bloke was talking about the feather spinner - help me out here - I missed the introductions but I got the impression that you were the bloke to my left after Ian Visser went home, I know your brother was further round near Simon - the one who Ive no idea who he is was the older guy sat on a stool next to James Baker.

Sadly Im not going to Newark tho, my next (planned) event is Wicksteed park, assuming I have the thing built by then.

Richard : The nylon wheel thing is an interesting idea - would a rollerblade wheel be the sort of thing you mean?

Cheers all.

-- Kev

Yes, I was the smallest there & the old bloke making all the noise was my dad.

[wenman]

Roller blade wheels probably would work. But before you go dismantaling someones roller blades other places Ive seen suitable wheels are RS and I think possibly even B&Q.

Richard Wenman
Team Mayhem

the old bloke making all the noise was my dad.

Hahaha I was trying not to say that

Richard - ok Ill have a peer. Cheers.

-- Kev

Speaking of roller-blade wheels (and otherwise very off-topic, sorry), I have a recollection of a design for Robotica (with a flame thrower, or net flinger, or something else impractical) which had the rear wheels driven forward/back with a differential, and a set of roller blade wheels studded onto a driven rotating cylinder (mounted longitudinally) as a steering mechanism - the wheels rolled forwards and back, but pushed sideways when the cylinder was rotated.

Interesting design, and not one Ive seen duplicated. It might be an option for anyone feeling challenged in the speed controlled department. :-) Other than wasting power on steering (in the same way that Firestorms driven differential does), it didnt seem like such a bad idea.

Just my tuppence of interjection.

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Fluppet

I thought Binky in series 3 had the same sort of set up.

[gizz]

It was Hot Wheels which had that sort of steering in robotica, his weapons was a lifter and some nets and he weighed 24kg!

Ah yes, I remember. Interesting design, I thought, although it was a bit under-weight for the task.

I dont remember Binky (sorry, if the owner is reading), but Ill have a rummage on-line. Thanks for the pointer.

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Fluppet