Sounds like you're really enjoying it, which always makes it easier to drag yourself out of bed in the cold mornings! Should be able to make yourself some nice drum teeth too now.
I'll write up a list of CNC parts I need and get them sent off to you soon :wink:
Dont think this new job means you won't be fitting the tiles in a kitchen for me in the future son.
Originally Posted by mr_turbulence
whiped by my girlfriend and now also dave! my life gets better :P
but yeah im loving my job atm.
realy undecided what robot to start working on atm again. my overweight ali flippers all working nice so it'll do for now until i make a new chassis outta the bits when im a bit more skilled with cad and cnc as i obviously can't be getting guys at work to machine me a whole robot
pinsors getting new bits next week, i was thinking about taking a crusher i only started a while ago to the next uks there'd be a few robots it couldn't go through obviously but it'd crush anything with any gaps in its armour or any kind of plastic top armour of which thickness i won't sayjust fancy taking sommet different with me.
atm i've got a few half built robots and it's annoying that they are just sat about doing nothing this other crusher for 1, got a half build new drumbot still and another robot that wants rebuilding
Get the crusher finished and bring it to the UK champs. As you've said it's something different, and there is quite a lot of HDPE armour out there :wink:
Get the drum finished and bring it along too. If you can get someone to drive it then cool, if not just stick it in whiteboards.
Then worry about the rest
My top panels are 10mm chopping board... would that be a match for said crusher?
Please say yes please say yes please say yes please say yes...
hes told me what that crusher can do, anyone with a flipper doesnt have a chance, that crusher is powerful :twisted:
Remember this is calum building the crusher.
1, Its wont be in weight so it wont be in the UK champs.
2, it will suck
3, driven by a tard
love you Calum
lol it will have to obviously be in weight, the baseplate with the drive and weapon on weights 7kg atm but i wana make a new base for it.
and 10mm chopping board ithink would be about a match for it, but it'll bend it if its not mounted properly or if you have a link hole or a gap in the panel it'll just tear away the material untill the claws reached it's maximum travel.
i've had it go through 8mm hdpe and poly but not sure what extra thickness it goes through
Ok so been having a sort out of robot stuff today. looked at my half started drum spinner, and thought to myself it's be nice to have a chance of winning so decided im going to get that sorted out for the uks instead.
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since i have my new job buying parts isn't going to be an issue anymore really. so doing away with those nimhs going to machine a nice motor mount instead of that bodged hdpe one and by moving the motor up slightly i'll get a lipo pack underneath it to power the drum and drive on 22 volts. going to buy some 18 volt drills to cope with the higher voltage rather than the current 12v ones.
still going to stick with the speed 900 rather than going brushless because to be honest i havn't got much of a clue about it so don't wana be running before i can walk.
ill get teeth cut out at work eventually, but really need a new drum making as that ones had it. can't really be getting people at work to make me a hole drum cause its a bit cheeky :P so il have to see what i can do.
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wanting 2 of those for the teeth, so one on each side of the robots drum towards the edges
other then that, hardox back section, and wheel guards are a must and then see what weights left over afterwards to add any extra hardox if needed.
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