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well u will just have to wait till the event after for my return to featherweights. I have the plans for my next robot prety much secure now so i just need to talk to some people saturday and et a few parts (steel bar, belts and pulley's etc etc) would anybody know where to get6 belts and pulleys etc from. Would they sell them at bunnings or BBC or something and if not where should i look. Glen mentioned a place near his that sodl bearings, belts and crap.
Thanks in advance for any info. _________________ Andrew Welch, Team Unconventional Robotics
Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:24 pm
Glen Experienced Roboteer
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yeah i was a bit dissapointed.
i know wayde said mark and cerberus cant come, IIRC andrew (i think thats your name) with roflchopter is working on his car. i believe lindsay said something about having a robot and im hoping he does bring it along
I have used Conbear many times and the staff know their stuff. Wherever you go, make sure you know exactly what size pulleys and belts you need - I don't think they do refunds on belts. Figure how much your parts would cost on RCM first and use that as a guide - some places sell really expensive pulleys meant for extra heavy duty that we really don't need
Conbear in particular don't list everything they sell on their web sites. Its worth ringing and asking if they stock what you need. Make sure to download a program to calculate the right belt length too. _________________ Australian 2015 Featherweight champion
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Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:47 pm
Valen Experienced Roboteer
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whats the deal with guests at this event?
we have a few people who are interested, some acedemicaly some with an eye to building things.
Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:51 pm
Waddy the phoenix
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BRING EM ALONG cause if they see they might build.
oh and after this naburs thingy if there is a listing of abbl or robo wars web sites wecould probably count on a few more members around the place _________________ as a shadow is seen and not heard i am here
-Waddy the phoenix
Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:01 pm
prong Experienced Roboteer
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Dumhed and I will both be there. Currently we will be there with two robots, we are not actually the same team, so we can battle each other
We just need to get our robots done, Dumhed just started a new one tonight (he retired rolfchopter) and I pulled my one back out after not quite getting it done by a few hours last time. After a few improvments it should be ready on time and still with only a week or so's work total in it!
Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:43 am
Valen Experienced Roboteer
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can we help disassemble this one too? ;->
Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:47 am
andrew
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@ Nick- thanks for that. i would not know wxactle the type or whatever, its a v-belt i think (sorta like a fan belt with a v shape i am certain). It will be a 1:1 reduction but if spinups too long i will make it 2:1.
Wheres this program which i can use, i have not seen any around. _________________ Andrew Welch, Team Unconventional Robotics
Wed Aug 25, 2004 6:45 am
DumHed Experienced Roboteer
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Location: Sydney
quote:Originally posted by Valen:
can we help disassemble this one too? ;->
That's the plan
There won't be any edges to grab this time, but after doing some drilling and cutting last night I'm a bit worried about the main armout material in the event of a hard hit.
Ahh well, carnage is where the fun is! _________________ The Engine Whisperer
- fixer of things
Wed Aug 25, 2004 2:49 pm
Nick Experienced Roboteer
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@ Andrew: look at
http://mdmetric.com/tech/bodybeltcalc.htm
for a good belt calc. It gives you both inch and metric, which can be handy when working with parts from RCM. When using this calc, make sure to use the pitch diameter, not the outside diameter.
RCM has a calc on the belt ordering page, but its not as good. _________________ Australian 2015 Featherweight champion
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Wed Aug 25, 2004 3:46 pm
Glen Experienced Roboteer
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Glen, how many radios are you going to go through before you work out it's your aerial setup _________________ https://www.halfdonethings.com/
Wed Aug 25, 2004 8:52 pm
andrew
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Glen, u can always go back to the old aerial setup that worked reasonably well.
Worse comes to worse i will bring my radio gear (40 mhz skyport 6) but i will need it for the 3kg rumble and for some playing round with 3kg robot.
Nick still has his old radio gear i am certain which u may be able to use and jeff has numerous radio's. _________________ Andrew Welch, Team Unconventional Robotics
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