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by Bodge Job
Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:13 pm
Forum: AWS Rules Debate
Topic: Rule wish list
Replies: 32
Views: 78379

Re: Rule wish list

I think, for a clusterbot to be eliminated, all of the botlets have to be out, or they loss there advantage, and even if they do put a nearly ant weight and a mini rc car, it would be no harder to fight than a normal ant weight, as you have a slight advantage over the nearly any weight, so you could...
by Bodge Job
Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:59 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41396

Re: Ant related questions

maybe yeh... :cry: well i will have to buy some more then...
by Bodge Job
Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:55 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41396

Re: Ant related questions

yeah the ones i was using were from about 50g servos...
by Bodge Job
Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:47 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41396

Re: Ant related questions

OK, my servo boards just exploded, so any recommendations of a servo board from giant cod, which can take 7 volts? thanks
by Bodge Job
Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:20 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41396

Re: Ant related questions

Haha, yeh I sopose so, but generally, there not that sharp, as I'm sure a lot of builders would end up skewering their hands if they were any sharper... Lol...
by Bodge Job
Fri Oct 07, 2011 5:05 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41396

Re: Ant related questions

No, it depends on the tip of what ever you crushing/cutting, because the presure is considerably higher with a sharper tip, as nails arnt very sharp, and are made of softer steel, so they can't be sharpened very easily, so I'm going to have a hardened steel tip, which will be as sharp as I can get i...
by Bodge Job
Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:34 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41396

Re: Ant related questions

Hmm I will probably only take it to robots live, and roaming robots events, but if it's peticulaly effective, then I will take it to some AWS's and it 0.7 mm aluminium... So would that be ok? Or still two thin? And hope fully more than 3kilos of crush, as that's how much force to get though 1mm poly...
by Bodge Job
Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:43 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41396

Re: Ant related questions

Hmm I'm finally makeong some design desisions... And these tiny robots, are really hard and fiddily... And I have decided, a 3mm HDPE chassis, and 0.7 mm armour (would that survive against spinners?) it's a wedge, with the crushing arm in the middle, Im hopping for about 5 or 6 kgs of crush, which s...
by Bodge Job
Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:10 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41396

Re: Ant related questions

Infact, I probably won't do the "Razer" design, as it wont be very strong, and it wouldn't be very effective...
by Bodge Job
Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:34 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41396

Re: Ant related questions

ok, so what are the different grades like? like which are the tughest, which cracks, which dont bend easily? which sharpends well? etc...