Team Shock's Beetleweights

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Re: Team Shock's Beetleweights

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Good hits require driving :P But still cool, how heavy is your disc(s)
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Re: Team Shock's Beetleweights

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The 10mm thick disc is just over 500g according to Autodesk and the 6mm version is around 300g so they should give a decent hit
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Some progress on the beetle. Should have everything here by early next week so I hope to have it assembled by Newport hopefully :)

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Looks brilliant and tiny, just as it should :) You've been rather sensible with this.. wonder if I can survive 3 mins with it
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After 2 weeks of trying to chase it up I have been told that all of my waterjet parts will be delivered tomorrow. Hopefully it will be before I leave to go on holiday so I may be able to post an update tomorrow :)
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Re: Team Shock's Beetleweights

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Nice one Will. Where did you get your waterjetting done and were they a good price?
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I used EMSEA, price was a bit steep though and delivery was 2 weeks late but I believe that was due to the courier
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Re: Team Shock's Beetleweights

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Hey Will, looking great!

Just out of interest, what motors are you using? I have a design in mind but as I've never attempted a beetleweight I'm slightly hesitant to invest in something that's not up to the job :roll:
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Re: Team Shock's Beetleweights

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Thanks Jack.

I'm using the 25mm OD pololu gear motors for this one as I had a couple left over from my uni project. Need some combat testing but should do the job. Running them on 3s lipo with botbitz ESCs.
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Re: Team Shock's Beetleweights

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The waterjet parts have finally arrived and are looking good. The 10mm discs are a little on the heavy side so I will probably use the 6mm ones which should still be more than strong enough for the job.

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