pic: GUS Team 228's 2009 Teaser #1

[artdutra04]

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[natalie604]

what material is that black foam? thick weatherstripping? ive been searching for something exactly like that for a while now

[artdutra04]

what material is that black foam? thick weatherstripping? ive been searching for something exactly like that for a while nowMcMaster #4463K123

You can also just search for "foam" there to get a lot of different styles.

[dtengineering]

Hey... wait... that looks like a LEGAL bumper configuration! You can't post a photo with a legal configuration... we'd have nothing to talk about!

Looks like a nice intake, hope it inhales the balls like a teenager inhales pizza.

Jason

[Dan Richardson]

On a scale from 1 to nice that looks pretty flippin nice. I can't wait to see your team in Connecticut.

[Vince lau]

is that pneumatic tubing? if so how did you attach the ends?

[Athleticgirl389]

is that pneumatic tubing? if so how did you attach the ends?

Yes it is pneumatic tubing and the ends are probably some how melted together (correct me if I am wrong). 102 used this same design in 2006 and it worked rather well.

[Ian Curtis]

is that pneumatic tubing? if so how did you attach the ends?

While I'm not on 228, I'm 99.9% sure it's orange 1/4" urethane belting from McMaster. It's pretty fantastic stuff, see this thread. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71221) In the provided link, there's an in depth welding guide (by Art from 228), but essentially you melt the ends and smoosh them together in a piece of aluminum angle. Let it cool for five (ish) minutes, and you're ready to go!

[artdutra04]

While I'm not on 228, I'm 99.9% sure it's orange 1/4" urethane belting from McMaster. It's pretty fantastic stuff, see this thread. (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71221) In the provided link, there's an in depth welding guide (by Art from 228), but essentially you melt the ends and smoosh them together in a piece of aluminum angle. Let it cool for five (ish) minutes, and you're ready to go!Close. The loops are 3/16" orange urethane belting (McMaster-brand polycord), and the teeth on the bottom roller are 1/4".

The heat welded joints in the polycord are holding up just fine so far, although our full speed testing (2200 rpm) has been limited.

[newyorkjr]

reminds me of an earlier winning bot.