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Re: Your favorite meathod of connection

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Originally Posted by dlavery (Post 684674)

"What connection is the most vital to the success of your robot?"

There are two: the one between the drivers brain and hands, and the one between the coaches brain and mouth. None of the other ones matter if those two don't work.

-dave

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I vote for Dave's answer. Is that in the poll?

Re: Your favorite meathod of connection

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Originally Posted by Woody1458 (Post 684688)

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Its hard to repsond to your post without being unGP. Sooooooooo thank you for your input.

I was just messing around... the topic was so vague to me, I thought I'd make it funny.

For the frame, I would definitely weld it and I would never look back.
If a part could possibly break, I would bolt it on.
Lexan I would rivet and save a few ounces on weight.
Wires, zip ties all the way. The tighter you have your wires, the less of a chance of them coming loose or getting snagged in another robot.
We use epoxy for our carbon fiber and fiberglass components.
For Victors and stuff, we bolted them on this year, but we usually just use some wood screws that screw into our fiberglass-balsa wood composite board.

It all depends on what you are attaching and the possibility you having to remove it. Frames, for the most part, are solid and never get severe damage, so we normally weld them. We bolt on the gear boxes and the wheels. Electrical, you would use bolts and zip ties. Lexan, fiberglass, carbon fiber, you would use epoxy, rivets, and bolts.

Re: Your favorite meathod of connection

Team 1501 = Rivets :ahh:

Re: Your favorite meathod of connection

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Originally Posted by Wayne Doenges (Post 684853)

Team 1501 = Rivets :ahh:

So how many are going on this year's bot?

Re: Your favorite meathod of connection

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Originally Posted by Vikesrock (Post 684669)

This question probably needs a little (or a lot) of clarification before you'll get the answers you want.

EDIT: Okay now that this is fixed I can provide a better answer. In my opinion none of these are "better" or "more vital to the success of a robot" than any other, there are correct applications for each of these types of fastening and using each fastner appropriately is the real key. Zip-tying the entire robot is impractical as is welding on your flag holder, for each spot you need to connect two items assess the situation and choose the best method that fits within team capabilities (welding may be out for example)

using epoxy is great, cause you can use it for almost everything. Need a light weight frame, but can't weld it. Slap on some Aircraft epoxy. Want to make it so your flag holder will never fall off, glue it to the bot.

Re: Your favorite meathod of connection