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Dave Flowerday
22-01-2006, 22:18
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Collin Fultz
22-01-2006, 22:20
One has to guess that there will be some type of tread on there since metal cannot touch the carpet. Probably for some type of crab drive.

Looks pretty sweet. Good work guys.
greencactus3
22-01-2006, 22:22
wow..... if thats not for a pulley/track design, that is one beefy (outer perimeter
) wheel.
but why? hmm... it seems there wouldnt need to be quite as much material for a normal wheel or pulley. and the pop rivet holes??
and shiney..... and the axle..... its a stub.. no need for shaft collars then?
and uh. why 5spoke wheel+6 spoke sprocket? i woulda did the same spoke.
oh well. i want that sprocket tho,
Stephen Kowski
22-01-2006, 22:27
i have no idea what that is, but i want one....
Cory
22-01-2006, 22:31
Looks like Stang liked IFI's wheels :p
Conor Ryan
22-01-2006, 22:33
Looks like Stang liked IFI's wheels :p

chrome too, mighty fine work you guys got going.
Alekat
23-01-2006, 01:42
Wait wait wait, wieght? I know I can just see the pounds rolling by for my team's robot, but this seems rather big for a driving wheel.
i_am_Doug
23-01-2006, 01:52
OMG ARE THOSE SPINNERS?! Nicely done :D Now all you need is airbags and a lowrider robot, then you got a nice ride.
Matt Adams
23-01-2006, 02:08
1 word: Gorgeous!

Matt
anna~marie
23-01-2006, 08:12
*oohs and aaahs*
Lil' Lavery
23-01-2006, 09:09
I want one.....
Looks like a chrome IFI wheel to me ;)
John Neun
23-01-2006, 15:40
Very nice!!
BuddyB309
23-01-2006, 15:43
shinny
Jay Trzaskos
23-01-2006, 15:44
You know how it is guys, IFI's "Bid Pimpin' " but Wildstangs just Big-ger Pimpin'

Looks great guys, I especially like the work done to the sprocket and the sides of the wheel, Geeze you can even see a reflection of the sprocket in that chrome work looks great guys.

JT
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Dave Flowerday
23-01-2006, 16:56
One note: the device has not been chromed - it's aluminum that Phil (a very determined student) spent a good amount of time polishing up.
Cory
23-01-2006, 17:12
One note: the device has not been chromed - it's aluminum that Phil (a very determined student) spent a good amount of time polishing up.

Wow. That must have taken a lot of work...

Notice how Dave said "device" and not wheel ;)
Jay Trzaskos
23-01-2006, 17:15
Hey Dave, can yo make up an extra one of these for me? I want to put one of these devices on my shelf.

JT
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Joe Matt
23-01-2006, 17:29
I want one just to put on my mantle in my house...

as soon as I get a house. :p
Kyle Love
23-01-2006, 18:40
Sure, I might not be Dave, but I say thats pimp!
Arefin Bari
23-01-2006, 18:52
Arefin likes shinny things. =)

... god knows what Wildstang is planning on doing.
Rickertsen2
23-01-2006, 21:43
Those look very nice. Its amazing what you can do with polishing compound.
Kevin Kolodziej
23-01-2006, 23:10
Me wantee!!

Very impressive. I'm curious what the diameter is...my guess is no smaller than 8", but its difficult to judge. If so (and based on the sprocket), I'm guessing this is NOT a road wheel simply because it wouldn't be conducive to crab and WildStang would NEVER make a standard drive ;)

Can't wait to see it up here in Milwaukee!

Kev
EricH
24-01-2006, 00:08
I think that this "device" is part of Wildstang's shooter mechanism.
Heretic121
24-01-2006, 00:23
not sure if anyone else did this...

but i counted out the sides and its 21... just like IFI's wheels =X
amos229
24-01-2006, 12:20
45 tooth sprocket its prolly gon na have some torque
Mr.D
24-01-2006, 12:29
Looks like it could be part of your pit display showing how to make a tank wheel with a sprocket and applying chrome to it.
RogerR
24-01-2006, 12:45
i'm gonna say drive wheel, because of the sprocket. i think that unless the connecting sprocket is either very large, or spinning at a very high speed, this sprocket is for gearing down. and it looks a #25 sprocket to me, which would put the wheel dia. around 6".
spamified88
24-01-2006, 20:43
OOH! Shiny!! :D
Rickertsen2
24-01-2006, 20:59
I wish we had machine tools
Sean Schuff
24-01-2006, 21:32
An intake device??
A device for transfering balls to a shooting mechanism?
A device for driving a belt to do something within the robot?

As Dave gave away, it IS a device! :)

After seeing what WildStang has put together for past competitions, guessing what they are using this "device" for is just as fruitless as trying to make heads or tails of the game design committee's cryptic clue!

Sweet looking "device" Dave! Can't wait to see what it is for!

Sean
Ellery
24-01-2006, 22:33
"Bling bling Yo!" That's all I can say. Awesome work.

Ellery
Cory
25-01-2006, 01:30
i'm gonna say drive wheel, because of the sprocket. i think that unless the connecting sprocket is either very large, or spinning at a very high speed, this sprocket is for gearing down. and it looks a #25 sprocket to me, which would put the wheel dia. around 6".

I'd put money on it being a non drive wheel. That's some very thin sheet metal to start with. I sure wouldn't want to mill out spokes and then put them in my drivetrain where they'll be under a ton of load.