Author Topic: Tweedy's Beetleweight Stuff (Read 45064 times)

Tweedy · « **Reply #60 on:** November 07, 2011, 02:45:55 PM »

just ordered a towerpro mg16r from giantcod

Tweedy · « **Reply #61 on:** November 09, 2011, 02:58:42 PM »

got all the parts now, i'm going to start work on it tomorrow with around 50-55 grams for armor.
any suggestions for shape ?

Badnik96 · « **Reply #62 on:** November 09, 2011, 04:23:02 PM »

Do something like Wheely Big Cheese.

Tweedy · « **Reply #63 on:** November 09, 2011, 04:25:26 PM »

Quote from: Badnik96 on November 09, 2011, 04:23:02 PM

Do something like Wheely Big Cheese.

the only problem with that is that I already have an antweight with a similar design to wheeley big cheese and it would be incredibly hard for it to self right without an external attachment to the flipper

Badnik96 · « **Reply #64 on:** November 09, 2011, 04:33:07 PM »

Hm.

Maybe something like Toro then. Toro flippers haven't hit any sort of stride in the UK and you could change that.

Tweedy · « **Reply #65 on:** November 09, 2011, 04:34:03 PM »

Quote from: Badnik96 on November 09, 2011, 04:33:07 PM

Hm.

Maybe something like Toro then. Toro flippers haven't hit any sort of stride in the UK and you could change that.

what is a toro flipper ?

Badnik96 · « **Reply #66 on:** November 09, 2011, 05:00:57 PM »

Tweedy · « **Reply #67 on:** November 09, 2011, 05:04:39 PM »

Quote from: Badnik96 on November 09, 2011, 05:00:57 PM

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this

Hmm I might have to give that a go

SKBT · « **Reply #68 on:** November 09, 2011, 06:39:11 PM »

Don't 'Toro' style flippers are more mechanically efficient but they don't get as much throw compaired to a UK style flipper. Trust me, my flipper 'Phoenix' has a larger ram than Vertigo's flipper 'Explosion' but gets less height and distance its flips.

Tweedy · « **Reply #69 on:** November 09, 2011, 06:41:48 PM »

Okay, I think I'll just cut out some different styles of flipper tomorrow and attach them and see which works the best.

Vertigo · « **Reply #70 on:** November 10, 2011, 10:49:34 AM »

Quote from: SKBT on November 09, 2011, 06:39:11 PM

Don't 'Toro' style flippers are more mechanically efficient but they don't get as much throw compaired to a UK style flipper. Trust me, my flipper 'Phoenix' has a larger ram than Vertigo's flipper 'Explosion' but gets less height and distance its flips.

Ram size is only one factor affecting a flipper's power

Ram Size + Chassis Design + Amount of Expansion Room + Amount of Flow = Flipper Power

Your flipper is about 10 times less powerful than Explosion due to the lack of a buffer tank :P

On an antweight, your flipper power is atleast 80% decided by the power of the servo, so the design does not matter a huge amount
Go for whatever design you like

Tweedy · « **Reply #71 on:** November 10, 2011, 02:56:46 PM »

I got the drive sorted out today so tommorow i'll start on the body and flipper, unfortunately I can only work on it an hour a day but i've got a friend to help so it should be done either tomorrow or wednsday
edit: my cousin also came round today and decided he wants his own antweight so he's asked me to build him one for his birthday, im thinking a clusterbot rambot so him and his little sister can both use it at the same time and maybe fight my antweight at some point. ( i'm trying to get my family into antweights )

Tweedy · « **Reply #72 on:** November 11, 2011, 01:08:29 PM »

attached the drive servos temporarily to the base with double sided tape and the same with the flipper servo, i've also just ordered a hot glue gun so I can actually work on the robot at home.

Tweedy · « **Reply #73 on:** November 11, 2011, 01:45:22 PM »

its not finished but any name suggestions ?
https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/4790SDC11157.JPG[/IMG]

haz · « **Reply #74 on:** November 11, 2011, 02:23:50 PM »

it looks big

go for a long and funny name, always best

Tweedy · « **Reply #75 on:** November 11, 2011, 02:27:24 PM »

Quote from: haz on November 11, 2011, 02:23:50 PM

it looks big
go for a long and funny name, always best

its about the same size as masochist, and I might call it anarchist

Vertigo · « **Reply #76 on:** November 11, 2011, 03:36:24 PM »

I cannot see how that can possibly fit into the four inch cube

Tweedy · « **Reply #77 on:** November 11, 2011, 03:44:46 PM »

Quote from: Vertigo on November 11, 2011, 03:36:24 PM

I cannot see how that can possibly fit into the four inch cube

its only the flipper that wont fit and its only a temporary thing until my hot glue gun arrives

Tweedy · « **Reply #78 on:** November 11, 2011, 03:45:16 PM »

https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/63830SDC11161.JPG[/IMG]
size comparison to my other antweight

Tweedy · « **Reply #79 on:** November 19, 2011, 03:59:58 AM »

a video of anarchist, I still need to add side armor but I need to drill some holes in the flipper first to leave some weight for side armor