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David Guzman
19-01-2014, 23:57
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sanddrag
19-01-2014, 23:58
Beautiful parts. Any more details on them?
nathannfm
19-01-2014, 23:59
Oh god they are beautiful :eek:

But might I ask, how many robots are you building?
David Guzman
20-01-2014, 00:04
Beautiful parts. Any more details on them?

Thank you Dave.

They were made out of 1/2 X 6 Flat bar. Fly-cut on both sides down to 3/8, the ribs and bearing holes are all 1/4 thick and the pockets only leave a 0.050 wall, which adds significant strength at a low weight price. Weight is about 1.18 lbs per plate.

Needless to say, we will not be powder-coating these. :D
dodar
20-01-2014, 00:07
Tank or 10wd?
EricH
20-01-2014, 00:11
But might I ask, how many robots are you building?

I counted a dozen plates. Assuming 4/robot, I started wondering who they were collaborating with this year--I can see one team building 2 robots, but 3 is a stretch.
dodar
20-01-2014, 00:18
I counted a dozen plates. Assuming 4/robot, I started wondering who they were collaborating with this year--I can see one team building 2 robots, but 3 is a stretch.

Why not? 1 comp bot and 2 to practice toss/catch with.
sanddrag
20-01-2014, 01:08
Why not? 1 comp bot and 2 to practice toss/catch with.That's actually not a bad idea. I should have bought more metal.... I need another machine.
Calvin Hartley
20-01-2014, 07:02
Why not? 1 comp bot and 2 to practice toss/catch with.

My team has at least mentioned the idea of doing 3 robots... we shall see what comes of it.
jdunston94
20-01-2014, 13:29
How long did it take to machine those?
AdamHeard
20-01-2014, 13:33
That's actually not a bad idea. I should have bought more metal.... I need another machine.

I thought everyone was doing 2 practice robots now....
dodar
20-01-2014, 13:40
I thought everyone was doing 2 practice robots now....

Or atleast building a drive base that can throw a ball to your twin-bot to practice catching.
David Guzman
20-01-2014, 21:47
How long did it take to machine those?

There was two programs. The first one was about 15 minutes per plate, this included fly cutting the material on both sides, all counter bores and holes.

The second program used required the fixture plate and took about 30 minutes per plate, this included all pocketing and contouring.

As for the quantities. We actually made 15 one to hang up in our office for decoration, and the other had the wrong size wall thickness and pockets were too deep so we scrapped it.
sanddrag
21-01-2014, 01:13
I thought everyone was doing 2 practice robots now....You're scaring me Adam. We're actually doing one prototype bot, with a Vex Cortex and old IFI PDB, old KOP frame, wood, and scrap pieces, and two competition-grade identical twins. So, in theory, we'll still be able to sort of practice with two after bag day.