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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #80 on: December 04, 2013, 08:00:37 PM »
I can confirm what Badnikc said :)

Wait, what's the weight at now?

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #81 on: December 04, 2013, 09:52:21 PM »
Cardboard template is basically done, will post latter tonight.
Also, should I go for 4-40 nut strip or 6-32 nut strip? Also, Lexan or Garolite?

lexan is tougher than garolite but either option will get vaporized against a good spinner.

4-40 to stay consistent with the screws on the viper.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #82 on: December 04, 2013, 11:03:32 PM »


Will order Lexan and Cromemolly from online metals, and a lipo with required connector, wire blocks, bearings, nutstrip, and more screws from Fingertech.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #83 on: December 04, 2013, 11:08:56 PM »
Very nice. One thing I'd recommend is putting your aerial inside the bot. FireArrow had it inside and ran fine.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #84 on: December 04, 2013, 11:16:38 PM »
Very nice. One thing I'd recommend is putting your aerial inside the bot. FireArrow had it inside and ran fine.
Its outside because it was rubbing on one of the wheels, will put it in the bot when I get the chance.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #85 on: March 07, 2014, 12:12:27 AM »
Good news, new parts have been ordered from Fingertech. Lipo battery, no more nine volts! Nutstrip! New Wheels and hubs! Garolite! All sorts of things!

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #86 on: March 07, 2014, 09:55:10 AM »
Excellent. Aiming for any competitions right now, or just planning to get it done?

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #87 on: March 07, 2014, 12:56:47 PM »
Excellent. Aiming for any competitions right now, or just planning to get it done?
Mostly to get it done, but there is a competition in Seattle next month that I could go to.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #88 on: March 18, 2014, 05:03:30 PM »

Parts came in the mail today....






....And I just found out that my battery charger is totally dead. It won't power on at all. Damn it.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #89 on: March 18, 2014, 09:15:16 PM »
Looks good dude.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #90 on: March 24, 2014, 10:09:34 PM »
OK, I had to redo the card-board templates because the looked really sloppy.
So, with out further-ado, the new templates:

Much better I think, bigger wedge, better top plate, and looks like it could protect it. Also not sure if you guys can notice, but the wheels are bigger that before.
Old template side by side;

Sadly though, this made a new flaw:

The thing stands on its ass. Perhaps this will change when the wedge becomes steel, but I dunno.

That's all for now. I've been offered to clean my bathroom for a new charger, so hopefully I'll have something to charge my Lipo.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #91 on: March 24, 2014, 10:19:08 PM »
don't have your axles poking through the armor something will bend and bind the motor.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #92 on: March 24, 2014, 10:34:19 PM »
Maybe you could round off the back end?

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #93 on: March 24, 2014, 10:34:59 PM »
don't have your axles poking through the armor something will bend and bind the motor.
Eventually I will(They will also be supported by ball bearings) but at the moment, they're the only thing keeping the bot unstable on its sides. I think I could remake another wedge to do the same thing like Mike did with Kabalos, but again, I dunno.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #94 on: March 24, 2014, 10:46:58 PM »
ball bearings won't help when your frame bends because it will. bearings that small are pointless in an application like that. if you do keep your shafts like that, bore out the armor to at least .25 to leave room so it wont bind when the bot bends

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #95 on: March 24, 2014, 10:55:07 PM »
ball bearings won't help when your frame bends because it will. bearings that small are pointless in an application like that. if you do keep your shafts like that, bore out the armor to at least .25 to leave room so it wont bind when the bot bends
Thanks for the tip man.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #96 on: April 27, 2014, 11:20:06 PM »
New parts on route from Hobbyking. No charger, but some parts to make a new little robot. Also a Lipo sack and an Orange receiver so I can finally start using my Spektrum.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #97 on: April 30, 2014, 08:24:46 PM »
Hail to the king:


Also, one of the new mini Orange recivers being darwfed by a mini mag light:

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #98 on: April 30, 2014, 08:32:09 PM »
Short Stop's gonna have a lifter now? Kewl. Thought it was just gonna be a wedge.

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Re: Team FarSide
« Reply #99 on: April 30, 2014, 08:45:13 PM »
Short Stop's gonna have a lifter now? Kewl. Thought it was just gonna be a wedge.
I have a bigger servo for that, Shorty is sticking to the wedge though.
The servos are for something else, you'll see soon enough.