Thankyou! On the filament front I just use this, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-3D-Printe ... 51ba2baf93 quality is good enough though the diameter varies a tad (Digital calipers are a lifesaver!). Though it looks like the same stuff in your link, I just buy from here as I normally need faster shipping. Though I haven't really tried many PLA sources so am by no means an expert. On the thought of getting your own printer just be aware that they are far from plug and play, moreso the hobbyist kind like the i3 is and other RepRap/Printrbot etc. Plus not being the cheapest of things just make sure you research your choice as best as you can and get to know exactly what you'll get for your money!AntRoboteer wrote: Shakey: Your robots are immensely well printed so I would just love to get results like that! I was wondering which filament you used for yours. By the way, your problem with Carbon is probably due to either weight distribution or friction. At the last event, you may have noticed AntWithTopHat running a lot more freely. This is because I added a little springy piece of acetate substitute (yes, another piece of laminate) underneath the front of the robot which actually raised the body of the robot off of the ground and made it drive so much better; give it a try with some acetate and see if it works for Carbon! I would love to see it driving nicely.
Anybody else who could recommend filament would be very much appreciated. I was thinking of using the green 1KG roll of 1.75mm PLA at this link (if the colour really is that bright!) : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3D-Printer-fi ... 4d2465952e . Would that work well or would it just be completely useless?
On Carbon it is already held on the acetate at the front and is a fairly well balanced robot, at one point we got it driving right but deteriorated quite quickly, but even when it was driving 'right' it still was no where near as controllable as some of my other bots. I have some silicone on the way to do my own tyres (It worked out cheaper than buying the amount of pololu tyres I need to replace the worlds supply my team managed to get destroyed at Basingstoke!) and I'll see what effect they have.
And finally: Oh dammit, my robots already seem to have trouble coping with yours it's only going to get trickier!