2009 Fighting Robots FW UK Championships hosted by Robo Chal

**xtreme** · 25th February 2009, 21:50

Ok who you thinks going to win? Its not going to be a spinner.
I think Tiny Toon

**cliveb** · 25th February 2009, 21:51

Buy that man a beer.

**joey_picus** · 25th February 2009, 22:25

Id go for Pillow Torque, Satanix (partially because Dave will eviscerate me if I dont say it but it is also shaping up really well

), Drumroll (evil looking thing) or whoever the crusher is because I likes crushers.

Of course since Japanese Fighting Tortoise will win anyway its all irrelevant

**dgr** · 25th February 2009, 23:10

Ha! Cheers Joey, but if JFT wins, itll be an all-out miracle.
Id love to see a spinner take the crown, if only because theyve all been build truly in the spirit of the competition (when was the last time a flipper tore someone apart?). Though if I was listening to my head, Id choose one of the solid pushbots, even though thats a slightly dull answer.

**teamshock** · 26th February 2009, 21:04

Is it ok if we swap Whirlpool for Blitz in the main competition? I am coming along with Alex and his family. I may also bring Whirlpool or Tidal Wave to run in the whiteboards if thats ok.

**dgr** · 26th February 2009, 21:32

Aw, Whirlpools pulling out? I had him down as a possible winner.

**Kenny** · 26th February 2009, 23:16

finished product

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**calumco** · 27th February 2009, 09:59

wow that looks good

, whats the rest of the robot going to look like?

**woody** · 27th February 2009, 11:40

Very nice machining ..but Id be a little concerned about the part being out of balance when spun up.
IMHO four reliefs instead of three might have been better.
I may of course be wrong.

**Kenny** · 27th February 2009, 12:53

hey, woody, bit how the disc was made to begin with the plate was surface ground to be parallel, so the disc isnt machinined on a angle cause the plate comes rough, then disc was designed in cad in 1 half then mirrored then machined then to check it was put on the balancing setting on the lathe with senses on every 90 degrees on the chuck it checks if componants are on angle or out of balance and tells you how much they are out, the disc is 26.25mm thick and the middle is 12mm thick so theres tons of strength in it, cant even debur it without carbide lol, also the design was taken off one of the american chopper wheels

(Message edited by teamkenny on February 27, 2009)