Author Topic: Team CWG (Read 63975 times)

SKBT · « **Reply #40 on:** June 15, 2011, 02:11:19 PM »

Quote from: Somebody on June 15, 2011, 01:50:59 PM

Make sure you put the "nudge" on the panels so the bot is accurate. :)

I will, I will don't worry.

russian roulette · « **Reply #41 on:** June 19, 2011, 06:48:27 PM »

Any new stuff on the flipper?

SKBT · « **Reply #42 on:** June 27, 2011, 03:30:55 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCvTMj-Jmjg&feature=youtube_gdata_player#

I finally bothered to upload this video.

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No real bot progress besides I ordered some parts for the flipper bot and I found a driver for DoorStop for FI 2011.

freeziez · « **Reply #43 on:** June 27, 2011, 03:32:45 PM »

Who won?

SKBT · « **Reply #44 on:** June 27, 2011, 10:11:19 PM »

My bot did

SKBT · « **Reply #45 on:** July 05, 2011, 05:11:30 PM »

I don't want to give everything away about the bot till it competes at the Franklin Cup.

Somebody · « **Reply #46 on:** July 06, 2011, 09:24:37 AM »

Flip-ka-bot or a new bot?

SKBT · « **Reply #47 on:** July 06, 2011, 10:24:15 AM »

New one.

Somebody · « **Reply #48 on:** July 06, 2011, 11:29:54 AM »

Ooooooh cool good luck.

SKBT · « **Reply #49 on:** July 19, 2011, 01:16:10 PM »

I felt like posting a size comparison between my 12 and 30lb bots

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Bot Update

Phoenix: 30lb flipper, about 1/2 way done, and has a larger ram than Explosion. It still needs to be wired and pneumatics need to be connected.

DoorStop: I've build a new 1/8" thick chromoly plow as an alternate weapon instead of the wedge. (Its kinda like Ice Cubes weapon)

G.K. · « **Reply #50 on:** July 19, 2011, 01:34:52 PM »

Doorstop is a fantastic name.

Badnik96 · « **Reply #51 on:** July 19, 2011, 03:59:47 PM »

Both bots look sweet

Sparkey98 · « **Reply #52 on:** July 19, 2011, 06:09:01 PM »

Oh snap.

NFX · « **Reply #53 on:** July 20, 2011, 09:19:03 AM »

Flipper looks very nicely laid out. If Doorstop had a drum weapon, I would love it even more. =D

SKBT · « **Reply #54 on:** July 20, 2011, 09:23:42 AM »

Quote from: NFX on July 20, 2011, 09:19:03 AM

If Doorstop had a drum weapon, I would love it even more. =D

That was the original plan... Until I came to the realization that i'm not that great of a machinist and probably wouldn't get the drum balanced. So the drum is on hold until I improve my skills or pay Whyachi to do it.

Vertigo · « **Reply #55 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:35:42 AM »

Flipper looking great, what are you going to be using as armour?

Wary of how much a lack of buffer tank will effect it though :/

SKBT · « **Reply #56 on:** July 24, 2011, 07:42:13 AM »

Quote from: Vertigo on July 24, 2011, 02:35:42 AM

Flipper looking great, what are you going to be using as armour?

1/16" lexan on the bottom, 1/16" Ti for outer shell and 1/8" chromoly rear plow

Quote from: Vertigo on July 24, 2011, 02:35:42 AM

Wary of how much a lack of buffer tank will effect it though :/

My system only gets 12 shots without a buffer tank. If I add one more air will be needed to pressurize the system which will take away from the total shots I have which is already very low. Buffer tanks are typically only needed to make up for a "low flowing" component in a system such as after a regulator. As of now it's better not to have a buffer tank.

Vertigo · « **Reply #57 on:** July 24, 2011, 07:49:18 AM »

Quote from: SKBT on July 24, 2011, 07:42:13 AM

Quote from: Vertigo on July 24, 2011, 02:35:42 AM
Flipper looking great, what are you going to be using as armour?

1/16" lexan on the bottom, 1/16" Ti for outer shell and 1/8" chromoly rear plow

Quote from: Vertigo on July 24, 2011, 02:35:42 AM
Wary of how much a lack of buffer tank will effect it though :/

My system only gets 12 shots without a buffer tank. If I add one more air will be needed to pressurize the system which will take away from the total shots I have which is already very low. Buffer tanks are typically only needed to make up for a "low flowing" component in a system such as after a regulator. As of now it's better not to have a buffer tank.

Well, a buffer and smaller gas bottle could infact get you more flips. For example, Kronic has 2 gas bottles and no buffers, but IA6 has 1 gas bottle and two buffers. Iron Awe gets a lot more flips, and is more powerful due to having space to allow expansion, whereas in Kronic, liquid gets through the system and into the ram, wasting a lot of gas.

SKBT · « **Reply #58 on:** July 24, 2011, 08:25:41 AM »

I never though of gas expansion when designing my flipper. :P

Unfortunately I took Sage's advice and designed my chassis around my components and there isn't any room for a buffer tank without a complete rebuild and redesign of the chassis so the buffer tank may come in a future rebuild if my current system doesn't work great.

Vertigo · « **Reply #59 on:** July 24, 2011, 08:39:06 AM »

How big is your gas bottle? 600ml?