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PVC is also a great building material:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/30646



-Clinton-

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What are you using to provide force for the hammer? Springs, motors, or just gravity?

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Are you going to call this Mjölnir?

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Looks really great!
Our team used a similar mechanism in 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw0QPt0RcR0

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The initial idea came from 2337 and their 2008 robot. We're powering it in a very different way.

We are using a ToughBox with 2 CIMS. We are using a couple 500 Hex hubs (like in the AM14U) on the hammer and a long 500 hex output shaft from the ToughBox. I'll be honest, not sure on the gear ratio we are using. We bought the ToughBox back in 2011 when I was a rookie head coach.

We may or may not have some Thor theme ideas planned for the robot... By that I mean we definitely do. Haha.

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I'm dumb. Didn't notice who posted the 2337 photo. Hahaha.

Thanks for posting that!! Your videos from 2008 were a great inspiration to us!!

Rest assured, we are using PVC for our intake device.

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If your robot isn't named Thor I will be most disappointed.