Author Topic: Tweedy's Beetleweight Stuff (Read 38382 times)

smashysmashy · « **Reply #100 on:** December 13, 2011, 12:46:51 PM »

Quote from: Vertigo on December 13, 2011, 11:26:39 AM

Quote from: haz on December 13, 2011, 11:12:48 AM
dont worry, he is getting the disc made.
also, its really the motors and frame he is getting, it needs quite a bit of work
said it before and i'll say it again, nowt wright with hot glue
:P

That would have been funny if it was spelt correctly

Tweedy · « **Reply #101 on:** December 19, 2011, 08:12:53 PM »

I now have a dilema, I either want to rebuild anarchist as a lightning style flipper because i've never seen an antweight like that before or completely convert it into a spinner.
PLEASE HELP

haz · « **Reply #102 on:** December 20, 2011, 02:18:07 AM »

don't bother, with a lightning style flipper, wont be very efective as paralax proved, was cool though.
spinner!

Vertigo · « **Reply #103 on:** December 20, 2011, 04:17:03 AM »

Ultimately it's your choice

Personally, I would build something like a flipper *properly* (i.e with screws), before attempting a spinner. I see spinners as dangerous, robots capable of chopping off your fingers. I'd hate to see one held together with glue.

But like I say, it's your choice completely, but I'd definitely advise against making a side flipper

SKBT · « **Reply #104 on:** December 20, 2011, 08:55:14 AM »

Don't do a Lightning style flipper. The thing that makes flippers entertaining and effective is that they are able to control the flow of the fight. A Lightning style flipper cannot do this as effectively as s regular style flipper because instead of launching the opposing robot away from it, it throws the opposing robot off to the side where then the opposing robot is in a better position to get under your robot or flank it and cause damage to it.

If you dont fight in an arena with "pushouts", ignore this.

Spinners tend to "hockey puck" and or gyro dance after a big hit or if they get tilted too far and the gyroscopic forces of the spinning mass take over. During these times you have no control of your robot. Because there are "pushouts" you spinner could gyrodance it's way put of the arena for an incredibly stupid loss.

Spinners also need to be able to absorb and disapate whatever KE they dish out, otherwise stuff will break on your bot. Seeing your construction methods, you aren't at the skill level where you can effectively build a flipper.

If there are pushouts in the arena the best design would be a fast and powerful pushy bot or a clamp of some sort, if there are not pushouts, go with a flipper.

Tweedy · « **Reply #105 on:** December 20, 2011, 10:20:39 AM »

sorry guys, I keep forgetting to put ito posts that i'm properly rebuilding anarchist with screws rather than hot glue before i even think about building a spinner because i'd rather have something i know is safe over a hot glue manufactured accident waiting to happen

MikeNCR · « **Reply #106 on:** December 20, 2011, 12:28:14 PM »

Good call. Also, shipping may take a while, but this stuff is very handy-

http://www.kitbots.com/product.sc;jsessionid=FB89704205890DC11F9D6B2F7614EAEE.qscstrfrnt01?productId=17&categoryId=1

Currently using it on Motor City Massacre and Apollyon, and planning to use more on Nyx. (Apollyon and Nyx use larger versions)

Tweedy · « **Reply #107 on:** December 20, 2011, 12:32:47 PM »

thanks but I think i'm going to make the top of the shell as 1 piece by bending hdpe with a heat bar and just screw it through the baseplate, might use those in the future though

Vertigo · « **Reply #108 on:** December 20, 2011, 01:03:58 PM »

You can bend HDPE with your hands :P

Tweedy · « **Reply #109 on:** December 20, 2011, 01:05:39 PM »

i know, i just like using a heat bar

Tweedy · « **Reply #110 on:** December 20, 2011, 03:35:54 PM »

guys, how would I go about getting paint off of 6mm polycarb ?

haz · « **Reply #111 on:** December 20, 2011, 03:39:08 PM »

sand paper

Tweedy · « **Reply #112 on:** January 03, 2012, 11:00:26 AM »

I have a dilemma guys, a set of 12v drill motors with mounts and 75mm robochallenge wheels have just come up for sale, should i get these, run them for a while and then upgrade to the gimson robotics motors later or should I just spend the extra money on the gimson motors from the start ?

Conraaa · « **Reply #113 on:** January 03, 2012, 11:02:13 AM »

Personally, I'd wait until the gimsons have been proved in combat. I'm not saying that they're shoddy or anything, just new. :P

Vertigo · « **Reply #114 on:** January 03, 2012, 12:51:54 PM »

Get the gimsons

MikeNCR · « **Reply #115 on:** January 03, 2012, 01:01:32 PM »

They look like they're based on cordless drills with mods focused on improving durability and ease of mounting. Unless they cut some major corners internally, they'll probably hold up better than plain cordless drill gearboxes.

haz · « **Reply #116 on:** January 04, 2012, 04:44:03 AM »

gimsons

Tweedy · « **Reply #117 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:13:52 AM »

now i'm not sure on whether to make my ant a bar spinner or a shell spinner when I build it, mainly because i've never seen an antweight shell spinner ( maybe for a very good reason ) and i'd like to see how it would do

haz · « **Reply #118 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:21:29 AM »

shell spinner is fbs?
there have been a few, quite good but more expensive than a bar. i sort of combined the two in a flea

ty4er · « **Reply #119 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:26:48 AM »

I think the problem lies with invertibility/self-righting.

And the size