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by Shakey
Sat Aug 27, 2011 7:58 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Team Shakey Build Diary
Replies: 357
Views: 454375

Re: Team Shakey Build Diary

I also finished the design for Stanley.
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It will have 0.5mm titanium on the front.
by Shakey
Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:04 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Team Shakey Build Diary
Replies: 357
Views: 454375

Team Shakey Build Diary

I decided to put up a build diary of all of my robot building. To kick it off I spent today designing Accelerant a new chassis. This is because a friend has vowed to build an antweight better than mine which wasn't exactly difficult with wonkiness of the previous version. Hopefully this is more of a...
by Shakey
Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:59 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Discussions from the last AWS
Replies: 11
Views: 6919

Re: Discussions from the last AWS

What we need is to make the rule with the least amount of opinion involved. I can't remember now but there was a recent example where one robot was counted out where another wasn't. The 'is it controlled' relies on opinion far too much to be a fair rule in the long run. The 'only one wheel' is stric...
by Shakey
Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:02 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Discussions from the last AWS
Replies: 11
Views: 6919

Re: Discussions from the last AWS

I think a robot should only be counted out if it has no ability to move at all. A spinner with one wheel can still turn and hit you, flipper can flip. If a robot truly has no controlled movement then they will end up out the arena or the battle will time out and the other robot judged the winner.
by Shakey
Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:10 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: shapeways.
Replies: 53
Views: 36905

Re: shapeways.

Craig_Anto3 wrote:1 coat of Chaos Black from Games Workshop will do ya
That stuff isn't exactly cheap though, you can pick up a larger tin for less of black primer/matt/gloss in halfords and it works just as well.
by Shakey
Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:29 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: deodorANT & friends
Replies: 678
Views: 345749

Re: deodorANT & friends

Dave26 wrote:
I reckon it will drive like a 5 year old on a six pack of red bull and a bag of sugar and then burst into flames.
I hope you call it 5 Year Old on a Six Pack of Red Bull and a Bag of Sugar that Bursts into Flames!
Best name ever.
by Shakey
Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:34 am
Forum: Questions (and answers)
Topic: Tips for sketchup/3d printing
Replies: 103
Views: 73672

Re: Tips for sketchup/3d printing

Does anyone know if there is a model of the motor mounts available to download, I need it to help sizing my model.
http://www.robotbits.co.uk/motors-gearb ... od_11.html
by Shakey
Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:14 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: thickest armour in an antweight?
Replies: 19
Views: 12213

Re: thickest armour in an antweight?

All this talk of this thing you call armour? All accelerant has is 0.5mm ti for the battery and a strip of electrical tape for the reciever and speed controller. And a 1mm ti plate right at the end of the flipper after that... nothing.
by Shakey
Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:56 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Cheap antweight kits
Replies: 53
Views: 45592

Re: Cheap antweight kits

That must be old as you can pick up a 2.5ghz for under £30 nowadays. Just off the top of my head you can use el cheapo DSM2 receivers for about £15 and there is a controller that runs with them for about £25 maybe less? Hacked servos can be used for drive and they can be picked up very cheaply. I do...
by Shakey
Sat Jul 23, 2011 12:34 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: thickest armour in an antweight?
Replies: 19
Views: 12213

Re: thickest armour in an antweight?

To be honest 10mm HDPE should be enough to take the hit of a spinner provided it is secured well. Though that thickness is madness to me. I can make an overweight robot without even having armour *glares at accelerant*. Though I am probably being sabotaged....