From The Ground Up (Advice Thread)

[RogueTwoRobots]

I doubt it, although you're welcome to try.
Heat guns tend to operate in the high temperature range (mine is 500°C) which is a bit stronger than your typical hair-dryer. Alternatively, if you don't have a heat gun, you could fire up your cooker (if it has gas hobs) and shrink the coke bottle using the heat from the flames. I'm sure you'll also realise this but, in the interests of safety, the second option would be a pretty dangerous way to do it, with possible burned fingers/hand/body/house if it goes wrong!

[Roland]

What should I use to attach bike tyres to the blue wheels? Conventional wood screws?

[psycho_fling]

yep should work fine

[Roland]

And what size? I can't tell. The tyres about 4mm thick. plus however much rubber there is on the wheels? Gaaaah,I don't want to mess it up this late in the build!

[RogueTwoRobots]

You'd have to do something pretty out-of-this-world to mess up the process of screwing bike tyre onto blue wheels. Just experiment; if you've got wood screws handy that seem like they might be the right size, try them. If they don't seem like they're holding the tyre on well enough, get longer ones. If they won't screw down all the way, they've probably gone through the blue tread and are now trying to get through the harder black plastic, in which case, get hold of some shorter ones.

[Roland]

Is there such thing as a 18v switch? I can only find 12v ones and I'd like to simplify my power link so that it's easier to turn on and off.

[kane]

You can't use a switch. It has to be a removable link.

[psychostorm]

Is there such thing as a 18v switch? I can only find 12v ones and I'd like to simplify my power link so that it's easier to turn on and off.

A removable link is simple. Plug the link in - power on, pull the link out - power off. Doesn't break or short due to impact.

Not just a good idea - It's the law!

[Roland]

But it burns less calories flicking a switch.
Ok sure, I've made a link already so no worries!
Thanks thanks thanks to you all very helpful people.

[Roland]

Holy balls on the walls, I made it through GCSE's and I'm back to finish what I started.

Trying to find a site that sells bulk deans connectors but to no avail, I'm overhauling the electronics and getting tidbits done now so I'm back on the move. Oh, and I managed to mess up the bike tyre idea really badly, turns out it needs two layers of bike tyre rather than just one so I've gotta head down to the dump to find some old tyres, joy.

Questions for you lovely people:

1. Where can I buy deans connectors 24v in bulk? I've found http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product ... 30490.html but if it's shipped from China then it'll take days to get here :c

I'll have some questions about the Scorpion something whatever it's name is and the receiver connections later this week but I'll need to take some photos to show the issue, so glad to be back and I hope you all had a great christmas.