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Madison 30-01-2013 11:19

pic: FRC488 Drive Frame
 

Akash Rastogi 30-01-2013 11:21

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So darn clean, love it. Looks like it weighs almost nothing.

Are your gearboxes going on the end closest in the picture? What are you guys going to be running in your drive? :) Excited to see it!

falconmaster 30-01-2013 11:29

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Beautiful Madison!

BrendanB 30-01-2013 12:42

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Wow.

IndySam 30-01-2013 12:44

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Very nice.

Madison 30-01-2013 13:42

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Thanks, everyone.

I was told it weighs 3.6 lbs. as shown.

The drive itself isn't anything very fancy -- it's 6WD using VexPro VersaWheels. The back (rightmost) wheels are gear driven from 2-stage ball-shifters (34:64, I believe) and everything is chained together from there. We're using 3/8" hex standoffs from McMaster-Carr as axles and the VexPro shaft collars to keep everything spaced out on those.

The gearboxes mount to a small sheet metal part that sandwiches the inside channel so they can be easily removed by loosening 4 bolts. I made the mounting holes too small on those parts, so we need to open those up on Thursday. :)

mwmac 30-01-2013 14:42

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Very nice chassis! Open ends suggest floor pickup?

Madison 30-01-2013 15:13

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mwmac (Post 1224629)
Very nice chassis! Open ends suggest floor pickup?

It was designed to be able to drive over frisbees without getting stuck on them, actually. Serendipitously, however, it also works well for picking them up, too :)

BJC 30-01-2013 16:55

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I really like this.

What thickness metal are you using?

What is the height of the frame?

Looks great!
Regards, Bryan

Madison 31-01-2013 19:04

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BJC (Post 1224721)
I really like this.

What thickness metal are you using?

What is the height of the frame?

Looks great!
Regards, Bryan

It's all .063" 5052. The overall height is just over 4". It's pretty small.

Navid Shafa 31-01-2013 19:10

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What is the perimeter split? It looks a fair bit longer than it is wide.

Austin2046 31-01-2013 19:12

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Looks really good Madison. I can't wait to see it up close and personal in Portland and again at Central. :p

Madison 31-01-2013 19:35

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Navid Shafa (Post 1225507)
What is the perimeter split? It looks a fair bit longer than it is wide.

31.5" long x 23.5" wide.


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