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ehochstein
31-05-2009, 21:20
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv57/Team2470/2470_Tank.jpg

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv57/Team2470/2470_Tank_2.jpg

We build this for our Mentors as an end of the year gift! The outside is made completely of wood, except the gears and treading.
Shelabot
31-05-2009, 21:34
Does the turret rotate? And what's controlling it?
ehochstein
31-05-2009, 22:02
Yes the turret rotates, and we are using last year's (IFI?) drive system. So its wireless.
Chris is me
31-05-2009, 23:00
That is way cool. I want one!

*signs up as mentor for the Blitz*

Can it fire stuff (grapes, marbles)?
J93Wagner
01-06-2009, 12:57
Are there plans that I could have because our team sorta needs a project for the rookies coming in and this just might fit the bill.
Chris is me
01-06-2009, 14:34
Are there plans that I could have because our team sorta needs a project for the rookies coming in and this just might fit the bill.

Have rookies do the Midwest Vex League! I'll give them a high-five if they make a VEX tank for whatever the game is :D

Something worth noting is that one of our original manipulators was going to use this kind of belting. It gripped the balls extremely well. I'm glad we went with whatever off the self polyurethane we used... we could idle and stack balls better that way.
ehochstein
01-06-2009, 17:41
Yeah we do have plans, one of our team members is drawing up a more organized grouping of sheets as I type. I should have the plans up by Saturday.

We are actually doing a second tank this summer that will be larger (so then it will then have enough rooom to fire things).
jax1488
02-06-2009, 00:39
any troubles with the treads coming off while turning?
ehochstein
03-06-2009, 16:56
Nope, we cut plastic lids and put them on the gears to keep the treading on.
ehochstein
22-06-2009, 12:05
I uploaded the tank files this morning and they should be in my papers.
ehochstein
16-07-2009, 01:33
*Sorry for the triple post*

The Tank files are now in my pictures since aparently it didn't upload in my papers?

There are about 22 pages including the cover page.

~Evan

EDIT: They seemed to have dissapeered...
keehun
16-07-2009, 20:56
Hehe, lookin' forward to it! This would be a cool September-October job with rookies
ehochstein
17-07-2009, 08:46
We are actually planning on making a larger scale 2470 tank in the pre-season that can shoot foam balls, one at this size really does not have enough space to install an entire shooting mechanism unfortunately.

Since the pictures have seemed to not upload again, I made an album on photobucket containing the plans:
http://s669.photobucket.com/albums/vv57/Team2470/?start=all
Chris is me
17-07-2009, 21:40
Neat stuff. Good luck with that foam ball shooter (things that shoot balls are great for demos, especially if you shoot stuff cheap enough so you can let people keep the balls). I'd look to Aim High for inspiration on that.
keehun
18-07-2009, 15:29
I was quite surprised when the instruction booklet was all hand drawn and written. Props to whoever spent the time drawing and writing that out.
ehochstein
27-07-2009, 19:01
I let her know -- the funny thing is that they are so nice we were joking about her selling them for a profit...