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by Bodge Job
Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:44 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41798

Re: Ant related questions

Hmm ok, thanks, and what is the best grade of titanium for the crushing arm? And what thickness do u suggest? I have found a 0.5mm grade 1 peice of about the right size, and was wondering if the would be ok? And I have some 0.7 mm aluminium as well, so would that work?
by Bodge Job
Sat Oct 01, 2011 8:11 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41798

Re: Ant related questions

I have ordered the stuff, so I'm gonna have to wait another 3 weeks for the stuff to arrive (as all those Chinese clones, were irresistibly cheap...) lol, and I was wondering, would 1 mm aluminium be sufficient for a chassis? Or over kill? And I was going to go for a Razor style robot, as I think it...
by Bodge Job
Sat Oct 01, 2011 12:33 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: deodorANT & friends
Replies: 678
Views: 349162

Re: deodorANT & friends

Hmm yeh I know, but if someone could get it right it could be quiet good to watch...
by Bodge Job
Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:43 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41798

Re: Ant related questions

Oh :oops: lol there good.... I don't know how I didn't see them before... And I will probably go for the larger one, as I think the extra driving time will help (as it has done in my feather) lol thanks for the help
by Bodge Job
Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:30 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: deodorANT & friends
Replies: 678
Views: 349162

Re: deodorANT & friends

In fact, on that robot, haveing the teeth facing down, isn't a bad idea, as it should tend to crush robots between the teeth and the wedge part, so more of the kinetic enegery will go in to distruction, rather than flipping the robots over, but I think the teath would have to be bigger for this to w...
by Bodge Job
Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:10 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41798

Re: Ant related questions

Oh, ok, and I should probably had a closer look at that esc, before I asked about it... Lol, and any links to sone batteries with in that capacity range? As there isn't any on the site (as far as I can see), thanks
by Bodge Job
Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:43 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41798

Re: Ant related questions

i was also wondering about these controllers? http://www.giantcod.co.uk/hobbywing-pentium-speed-controller-p-403184.html are they any good? hears the drive/weapon motors: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6V-300RPM-Torque-Gear-Box-Motor-New-/220767144125?pt=UK_BOI_Industrial_Automation_Control_ET&hash=i...
by Bodge Job
Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:10 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41798

Re: Ant related questions

Yeh, I know, but it's a scrap I had lieing around... So I will change it sometime...
by Bodge Job
Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:38 pm
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41798

Re: Ant related questions

Ok so I'm going to use some micro motor things instead, which go about 300rpm, with Lego wheels, powerd buy a servo board... then a Lego liniuar actuator, powered by another One of those motors, the crushing arm is made of stainless steel, and that is powered by a servo bored, as well, but it uses t...
by Bodge Job
Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:29 am
Forum: Antweights
Topic: Ant related questions
Replies: 63
Views: 41798

Re: Ant related questions

So, I'm not going to use a liniar actuator at the moment, as I can't build one smallenough. So I'm going to use the servo I original said about, and are these the proper mg90s? http://www.giantcod.co.uk/towerpro-mg90 ... 03863.html