Quote Originally Posted by psycho_fling
first off welcome to the robot world you have amade a good decision

i have been doing the sport for 3.5yrs or so and have built 3 fws so far Psycho Fling Block Of Wood (very famous :P ) and my newest bot crumple zone a crusher robot with 700kg of crush on the tip

i am currently thinking of changing the lifter weapon on psycho fling to an axe bot

i would suggest buying a spektrum radio set early on and build from that

personally a spinner as your first bot may not be the best pln but axe bots are rare bit can be real fun

hope this helps

Alex
Yeah, I've been looking at the spektrum dx5e or dx6i for radio as it seems the best bet for reliability, programming options and not having to deal with crystals, as well as being more tolerant of interference... all plus points for me

What are you using to power Crumple Zone, linear actuator? If I did a crusher I'd probably lean in the hydraulics direction myself (has anyone else done it at featherweight?), I know of a few places that do sealed electro-hydraulic actuators in a weight range that could probably be fit in...