Quote Originally Posted by k_c_r
I'm actually expecting the spinner mechanism to be one of the easier parts of both builds as mounting the brushless, fitting bearings and bolting in a shaft should all be pretty straight-forward (famous last words!).
Yup, should've known I'd jinx it.
Got the spinner setup mounted today but I'm far from pleased with it. Aside from being chunky and unbalanced, I broke several (what I thought would be good quality) drill bits, wasted a timing pulley as a result, had my corded drill crap out on me, bashed my (now painful) thumb with a hammer and, in general, got quite irritated. Although I've got a dedicated work space now, I haven't added any new tools yet that will help with construction (pillar drill, vice etc) which is something I seem to be forgetting. Making a good quality spinner setup, even at beetleweight level, isn't easy with just hand tools.

But moaning aside, here's where it's at:





The blue block is Nylon and I'm using it as a spacer, pulley mount and to minimise potential flex in the bar (which, in reality, probably won't be a lot) but aside from being a pain when trying to cut it, it gives the whole mechanism a horribly chunky look. Managed to spin up though, and the brushless motor seems decent enough. Didn't have the drives connected so couldn't steer it into stuff to test damage levels.

Also got little space to put the ESC, brushless ESC and receiver. The base I'm using was the most ideal piece of scrap I had to hand so it constrained the size of things a little. Overall it's not gone as well as I'd hoped, and I haven't even started on the flipper yet, so already I've lost motivation to get them finished for tomorrow evening. Can't be bothered rushing builds anymore, just creates more hassle than it's worth. I'd rather take my time over them and make them properly.