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lol, I got like 20 of them, and this one 900x600 piece, go the plastic bots ! _________________ Jeff Ferrara
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Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:46 pm
dyrodium Experienced Roboteer
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OH i remember that piece!
Yeah damn staight! I did some tests with it today, definatly a thermoplastic as u could run a drill bit in reverse and get meltage, and it has awsome shock absorbing capabilities, but can be cut pretty easy, thats why if im versing a saw bot i'll put on some 2mm stainless over it. _________________ ( •_•)
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Your not kidding about the shock absorbtion, it outperformed a piece of UHMWPE in my beat the hell out of it with several different types of hammers test _________________ Jeff Ferrara
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Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:59 pm
dyrodium Experienced Roboteer
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w00t i was smashing a piece into the corner of our brick wall as hard as possible to simulate jolt _________________ ( •_•)
I really want to get out there and get some myself too..
so where exactly is this place?
I wish I had come, but on the plus side Jeff and I got about 7 red bunnings wheel chuck hubs made.
Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:56 pm
Glen Experienced Roboteer
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lol i know where it is lindsay, maybe we should convert the build days into scab days
i believe one of them is on denheved cresent, its like the 3rd street down or so (looks like a big alley with two abandoned factories on the sides. there not abandoned but just look like it..) and theres another near sims metal that ill find out the name of asap. _________________ www.demon50s.com - Minimoto parts
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Sun Dec 18, 2005 8:58 pm
prong Experienced Roboteer
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sounds good
scabbing is the best way to go! you find cool stuff and build a robot around it!
Thinking about the plastic, apart from jeff's big bit are there any other bits over 15cm wide? cos thats how long speedbump is so for a new baseplate I need something at least that wide.
Might have to try and get out there during the week, I need a new baseplate and free and plastic is my favourite option!
Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:01 pm
Glen Experienced Roboteer
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id use massive corner blocks if you could find something good enough for the job, L bracket likes to go all bendy like (if i ever showed you that aluminium frame on cobra youd get the message, you can twist it up with your hands).
i would never screw plastic together for the main frame, thats just asking for serious destruction lol
speedbumps main frame was plastic screwed together
it had a whole 16 screws all up holding the shell on via the motor mounts!
then Jolt ripped the armour half off
So i added more screws along the edges and it was super strong.
I say screw to the plastic but the more screws the better.
Or bolt through the plastic with big washers on each side
Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:51 pm
Glen Experienced Roboteer
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lol thread hijack majorly here..
if you get that new base lindsay you should just get some big ass 8mm bolts and bolt them to the base, then have holes in the lid that slide over them and put wing nuts down over the top. would be stronger and no doubt tons easier to undo and do up after and before the match. _________________ www.demon50s.com - Minimoto parts
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