Hose clamps for the IBC? Where do they go?

they wrap around the abs jiffy box its mounted inside to clamp it in.
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just need to file and grind certain parts of the frame to size and it shall be totally ready for welding up! i balanced all the bits together and heres what it looks like hehe.





will get some more 12g later and wire it all up for now. tempted to tear open the scooter motor and rewire it with 12g.. not sure how possible it is but will look into it
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OMG It's even MORE boxy than my bots! Seriously, that is a really quick build, I hope it does great at Robowars.
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Hey, what's the axle size on that drum? I'm going for 20mm axles on a 3Kg beater and some folks are saying it's still too small
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That would depend on what the impact energy it is likely to have to absorb would be.

If you are designing a drum bot to deal out megajoules of energy per hit, then the axle that is going to cop the brunt of that would have to be huge. If it is a low speed lifting drum like MiniMower, you could get away with a much thinner shaft.

I dont remember what drive motor Glen is running in Visceral, but when Tim was running it, it only had a moderate power driving the drum, although I think it did win up fairly fast.

I'm sure that whatever size motor tim had powering the drum, you will probably exceed it..

One thing just occurred to me.. why do you prefer a beater design over a drum ?

It seems to me that a beater will have far more air resistance, and as a result will reach a lower maximum RPM (Kj) than a relatively smooth drum will for the same motor power.
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i would think a beater would have a greater chance of getting a bigger hit on some body but i do like the drums a bit better myself.

the axle on mine i think is 16mm stainless but theres only about 15mm of it unsupported on either side.

bretts right i have the same motor (just a 100w scooter motor. suprisingly i havent found anything more powerful for the same size that doesnt cost an arm and a leg). considering its 5kg worth it does spin up plenty fast enough and keeps going for the 3 minutes without getting that hot.

tims was 18v iirc this is 24v so should get a nice little boost there.

if you only have a tiny unsupported distance and little stub axles like plan g i dont see any reason why you couldnt get away with a good 30mm axle like i had on raiden. doenst weigh that much in such small quantities. i wouldnt think 20mm to be too small myself anyway.
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IBC mounted solidly and mounted the power switch. its all coming along nicely despite wasted the day at the grandparents house. need to make up lost time indeed
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orded up a Whyachi 05 switch tonight. didnt want to be a victim to the annoying switch turning off syndrome.. and its small and doesnt need a lot of space for you to put a finger down inside to turn it on or off so win win.

also ordered myself 20 feet of noodle wire so will see if it gets here soon enough ill rewire it in that.
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frame welded up and ready to get everything bolted in. i put the drives, and IBC in for now, ill make a polycarb battery tray tommorow and bolt the weapon bearing blocks in.

was going to weld in the motor mount but realised i wouldnt be able to get the motor out if i did so thats mounted on a movable bracket now for tension.

jakes tig didnt like welding the teeth on the drum without spraying metal everywhere so ill do it on my mig dear god lol

should be done soon.
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So which bot will be the 'main contender' at Robowars? It would be really cool to see a 100% spinner team from NSW.
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It's looking like it might be hey!
Visceral
Snak Masheen
Orbit
TWI
...? sweet... carnage...
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So go ahead KE junkies, plot your world domination.. but remember, those who live by the sword.. [/trashtalk]
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Haha with these odd's we stand a pretty good chance
Besides, even if we don't win, there'll be tonnes of destruction on the way...
XD Oh crap I can't believe I forgot jolt on that list!
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