NEED SERIOUS HELP! NEED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE A FLYWHEEL VWEAPPON!

since no one else has made exactly that you'll need to experiment and work it out.
Check out some car wreckers for fan motors, etc - and try to find one that's easy to adapt to the flywheel and runs at the right sort of speed....

It won't be a small job either way, so you're best off getting a basic bot going (ie, driving around) and then worry about adding a weapon.

Also, don't get stuck on the one weapon design. Build something around the parts you can find, otherwise you'll need some seriously expensive tools and machining.
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The Engine Whisperer - fixer of things

Thanks! Now I can stop ripoping my hair out before i'm bald!

u bald? i'd like 2 c that!

By flywheel weapon, I think you mean a spinning disk, right? check out the photos of Orbit's weapon for mounting ideas. Try to avoid these classic mistakes:

Use a thick axle: at least 16mm and don't use a bolt unless its made of high tensile steel.

Support the axle as close to the disk as possible to save weight and avoid bending.

Build the bot first, or at least collect all the parts & weigh them. The disk will be one of the heaviest parts and its hard to reduce it's weight after its made.

Use thick steel: anything under 10mm tends to get bent quickly.

Avoid friction drive: some people have made it work, but it is usually very unreliable compared to belt drive.

how would u goin bout gettin 1 of these 'fan motors' other than ebay/car yards?
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Bots don't like sand. It's so...Sandy

well those are two perfectly reasonable and effective options...
Why do you need another one?

You can try the spare parts department of various car manufacturers, but the motors will be several hundred dollars.

You could walk around hoping that you trip over one in your travels.

You can make one out of string and paperclips if you have enough time and are related to MacGuyver.

You can try to find the blueprints online and construct one from scratch if you have a well equipped machine shop and a lot of time / money.

You can print one out from a picture found on this site, but it will be down on power compared to the $10 wrecker version.
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The Engine Whisperer - fixer of things

ok sticking with da car yards then cos i can't use ebay. No bank card
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Thank's all, you rock1

O.k, this is weird. My poll add's up to only 99%!
ThAt's SpazzIE!

its called rounding
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Mechanical engineers build weapons, civil engineers build targets

I wonder who voted "no"
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i think u'll find it was our freind SHAUNINgTON here
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quote:

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Originally posted by T Bag:
i think u'll find it was our freind SHAUNINgTON here

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[color=yellow]I second that notion!

(That's right, eat it T-Bag.)
P.s: V 2.0 (he he.)



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