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Philip
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What does it cost

I was adding up the more expensive items in Marauder and quickly reached over $600. It wouldn't be hard to crack the grand with a few more upgrades.

What has everyone else spent on their bots? Who has spent the most (Nick)? Who has spent the least? I didn't count the radio as part of the price.

Post Sat Jun 26, 2004 6:54 am 
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andrew



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Well the most i aggree is nick, all his ev's, THINGAPS!!!!, battle[acks etc.

The least i am throwing up between wayde and chrisjon.

Myself, i have spent easily over 800 on scrap in the many versions that i have built and teh mistakes and the stuffups but thats including radio and IBC and i didnt pay for IBC so make it ubot 500-600 then

Thats why i am going drill trigger controlls or switches or something so now i can knowcck up a robot in maybe 100-200 bucks ionstead of a crapload more.
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well cobra cost a crapload of money.

- $315 for the IBC
- $200 for the MX-3 radio
- $40 for two XU1's and wheels
- $20 for nicks mounts
- $100 for 2x NIMH batteries
- $20 in wires and switches and what not
- $35 in bolts ( Surprised )

thats approximately $730 for the parts currently in it.

that doesnt include the:

- $40 jaycar charger
- $90 Attack 2 radio i first had in it
- $90 of 2.3ah Supercheap SLA's
- $50 of 2.2ah Diamec SLA's
- $35 worth of XU1's (i blew a set up)
- $20 in wheels given they wear out so quick.

so for everything so far thats abouts $1050 in cobra all up. thats for a boring brick......... damn

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Annihilation

IBC - $315
Compressor motors - $40 (4 of them)
Drill motors - $40
wheels - $18 (4 skateboard wheels for $10 and 2 bunnings wheels for $Cool
JR 4ch Radio on 40mhz - $150
solenoid - $30
fets - $12
mild steel - $10
mower blades - $15
4 Doss 7amp SLA's - $48
electrical wire, tape caps and the like - $20

Total: $700 roughly

Most of Annihilation is just parts or materials we had floating around. Very rare that we actually had to buy something to actually build it. Some of the free parts include: B&S Motor, box section, aluminium, ring gear, high tensile slasher blades, tech screws, and removeable link.
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MITE-E-ER
IBC $315
Pnuematic ram $105
Pnuematic solenoid valve $120
HiTech radio $375
SLA's from jaycar $60
Sheet of 5mm ali $380 (didn't use it all)
Ali welding $60
Red wheels $8
KK2 Drills $30
Asst. Fastners $30
Probably more I can't remember and alot of crap I had lying around.
$1480+ with about 1200mmx1200mm of 5mm ali left over.

C'mon Nick, show us what ya bots made of Laughing
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Eyce



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@ Marshal- Nicks bots are made of money Razz

My Robot's Cost:

$40 For Drills
$17 Frame
$7 Armour
$19 Wheels
$317 IBC
$119 Remote
$27 Battery
$10 For All Mounts

Total Cost: $556 Dollars Razz
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SHARPSHOOTER

$10 for mixer

Toatal cost
$10 Very Happy
SPINY TIGER
Wheels - $10
radio - $110 Evil or Very Mad
bolts and screws - $5
Battery - $25
speed controllers - $40
Motors - $10

Total cost - $200

hmmm, it appears my bot may be a candidate for cheapest also
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Adversary:
Polycarb x 2 = $80
Aliminum = $10
Drills = $30
Wheels = Salvaged
Chopping Boards = $15
Fastenings = $45
Linear Actuator = $150
Electronics = $300

Total = $630

Hellbringer 3:
Polyethylene = $20
Ploycarb + Ali = Salvaged
Fastenings = $20
Wheels = $30
Drive train = $170
EV's = $60
Electronics = $700

Total = $1000

Plus 2 x 9CAP's = $1200
Batteries = $60

Thats scary.
Hellbringer (1) was only $100 with the radio and batteries.
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Heamorage
(old drives 2xcompesser motors $50)
new drives 2x drills $40
7 amp sla $50 (dick smiths)
3x relays $27
plugs wires conectors caps aeiral plugs screws rivets drills ect $50
wheels $8
lifter from dump(old car window winder)
saw motor dontaed (old car blower fan )
saw blade (recycled from my first power saw)
all other bits scrounged

Aprox $175 with out radio or IBC

( aprox !00 +hours work)

Cheese wedge
2xdrills $40
5x2.4amp sla's $70
relay $8

red wheels $8

bolts rivets caps wireing plugs conectors ect aprox $50
saw motor donated
saw gear box donated
all other bits scrounged

aprox $126 with out radio gear or IBC
Aprox 30 hours work

T2M
motors $40?
wireing plugs rivets caps ect $50
wheels $40 ( includeing spares)
batteries 3 xpacks of two12volt drill batteries Aprox$30
All other bits scrounged
aprox 40 hours work

Aprox $160 with out ibc or radio



Sharp shooter
3x drill motors $60
speed controlerss(proto type servo -fet control with rotary switching ) $150
screws rivets wireing plugs diodes caps 6xjig saw blades 4 x 1/8 drill bits $50
wheels $8
relay$8
al other bits scrounged
aprox $280
Aprox 60 hours work

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vertex
wheels $35 each x4 --- $140
old failed drives $120
axel bolts $15 each ---$60
frame steel $40
shaft steel $35
bearings circlips ect $100
threaded rod and nuts for height adjustors$15

drive belts pullys ect $80
rear wheels $20
sprockets chains retainers ect $300
motors second hand $80 x2-------- $160
bolts drills pins clips welding rods hack saw blades cut off blades grinder discs ect $150
disc outer parts $200
chain saw $250
alternators $150Batteries 2x15 amp sla's $120
heavy motor wire $30
relays x8 $64
compresor motors donated
air ram home made double extension for self righter made from scrounged air shocks
car fly wheel donated
wire for magnets scrounged
armour donated
aprox $1900 with out controlers or radio ..
about 300-600 hour's work over 3 years

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Nicks bots are made of money Razz


Am I getting a bad reputation here? I added up all the parts for Basilisk and without listing all the 60 line items, the cost is around $1,130. The wheels, EV mount, pulleys and Trantorque bushing pushed it higher than other people's bots. That's without the charger and radio, which move from bot to bot.

I haven't added all the prices for Artemis into my spreadsheet, but its safe to say it's cost over $3k - that reputation just got worse, didn't it? Smile
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Nah, you oughta see Ed Hoppit Very Happy

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Yeah, but Ed's robots win Very Happy (Sorry Nick, had to say it Wink )
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Hey, not fair! Basilisk is CHEAPER than Mite-e-er and not so far ahead of Hellbringer or Cobra. Sure, those Tingaps cost heaps, but they will soon be back and giving everyone a thwacking good time Smile

What boats has Ed Hoppit built? I don't recall the name
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