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[edomus]

I am in auw. All I can say is I wish I had access to a machine shop.

[phrontist]

$@#$@#$@#$@#, thats ridiculous. Talk about some seriously superflous bling! :)

[Ian W.]

*cries*

[Greg Needel]

i hope you don't forget you can put speed holes in the battery as well :p

[Jay H 237]

i hope you don't forget you can put speed holes in the battery as well :p


And don't forget to drill holes in all your pnuematics. :p

[Elgin Clock]

And don't forget to drill holes in all your pnuematics. :p
And last but not least, do NOT forget to put helium in the tires as well!!!

[Gadget470]

$@#$@#$@#$@#, thats ridiculous. Talk about some seriously superflous bling! :)

superflous bling.. correctly spelled:
superfluous bling.. and it's dictionary.com entrys:

su·per·flu·ous - Being beyond what is required or sufficient.
bling - 1 entry found for bling.
bling

BLING: in Acronym Finder
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and the acronym is:
BLING - Bladed Ring

Congrat's. You have a better than needed bladed ring.
Good work.

Without the sarcasm towards the comment..

Super neat.

[Andy Baker]

This machine is amazing. It could double for a work of art. You guys should hang it on the wall when the season is over.

Andy B.

[tkwetzel]

And last but not least, do NOT forget to put helium in the tires as well!!!

That just might help a team get to the bar! But you would need a lot of helium to lift 130 lbs. Unless you stay way under that limit?!?!

[tkwetzel]

Are there any rules that says the robot must remain in one piece? If not, you could drive under the bar, push a weight off the robot, and float to the bar...or just make a small hook that is carried by a helium containing object to the pole and use a winch? Is helium a harmful element due to flamability?

[Jay H 237]

Helium isn't flammable. In reality you would need a lot of helium to lift the robot.

[Solace]

ok, number 1: there are many rules that say you robot has to stay in one piece.

number two: helium isn't flammable.

that being said, looks amazing

[Crop-Circles]

NICE!

But have you tried climbing with it?

It looks like you went with the big wheels(12 inch?) to climb the platform, and it looks like your driving with the 36 inch side forward. I'm assuming you're robot will be pretty bottom heavy as to not flip when hitting the platform...

But I suppose going with the 36 inch side forward will increase ball control and reduce friction when turning...come to think of it, maybe we should have done that!

Of coarse that's just speculation...

Anyway, as I said before, NICE!

[OneAngryDaisy]

How.in.the.earth?

did you guys machine that yourself? water jetted? it's just.. eh... so... pretty and perfect..

[781admin]

Water Cutter.

[tkwetzel]

DO you have that equipment in-shop or is it done elsewhere?

[sanddrag]

That is really really nice. BUT, if someone comes and rams into your fender bending it into the wheel, you are done for the match.

[Lord Nerdlinger]

I got nothing to add

but wow that's intense


are all the bearing holders and gear slots, (etc) for the wheels milled into that so that the whole drive train with all teh components is one solid peice?? Cuz that would be super cool.

We have a mill but we suck at using it, we couldn't make anything that quality :mad: :(

[Josh Fritsch]

That looks amazing, im guessing you had it water-jetted, if not, very nice job on whoever machined it. The only think is that it looks heavy. How think are those plates?

[Rhs953]

:ahh: :ahh: WOW :ahh: :ahh:

That is incrediable!

[Heero195]

How.in.the.earth?

did you guys machine that yourself? water jetted? it's just.. eh... so... pretty and perfect..

One of our mentors is a machinist, so he water jetted it for us.

[scifi3018]

wow, wow, wow, wow, if only we had that kind of resources, i had to fight our mentors tooth and claw to try and convince them to use trick wheels, but in the end, i lost