Re: Buying Regolith
 

Menards has it on sale I'm told. $24 before tax for a 4'x8'

Re: Buying Regolith
 

34 with tax in hawaii. :mad:

Re: The Game Floor
 

we found this material at lowes. has anyone else seen or look at this?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=71238

what do you think?

Re: Buying Regolith
 

Bah, you guys are lucky. Home Depot has FRP panel here in Canada, and while it's not the Glasteel Glasliner stuff, I imagine its very similar, but a 4x8 is $46.57.

Re: Buying Regolith
 

i'm checking with my local supplier to see if they carry Regolith, to see what they can do for a bulk order for us Canadian teams

Re: The Game Floor
 

Does anyone know how the regolith sheets are attached/assembled to the field?

Wondering how floppy it might be, can't seem to find it in any drawings, and just too impatient to wait for the official ones I guess.

Re: The Game Floor
 

Another interesting thought... This stuff appears to be something like 3/32" thick. That could cause interesting drivetrain instability if its just taped to the top of the carpet, instead of making the transition flush. It can (and likely will) result in one or more wheels losing contact with the field, depending of course, on drive configuration.

Re: Buying Regolith
 

You do realize Regolith is not a brand name, right? It's what the surface of the moon is covered in. Look for Glasteel or Glasliner.

Re: Buying Regolith
 

i know my supplier is looking for glasliner FRP

Re: The Game Floor
 

So, does anibody know finally whether is ''pebble'' or "gel-coated" finish?

Re: The Game Floor
 

There's your answer. :)

Re: The Game Floor
 

The way the wheels are arranged and the way the robot weight is distributed on the wheels will have a major effect on how the robot handles and turns, but will not affect the available traction.

Re: The Game Floor
 

The manual states:

6.2.1 The CRATER
The playing field for Lunacy is a 27-foot by 54-foot carpeted area, bounded by two Alliance Station Walls and a Guardrail System. This field is known as the "CRATER." The majority of the CRATER is covered by a 24-foot by 50-foot surface known as the "REGOLITH." The REGOLITH is made of "Glasliner FRPtm" gel-coated, fiberglass-reinforced, polymer material. This forms a tough, rigid surface that has been specifically selected to have a low coefficient of friction with the acetal-treaded ROVER WHEELS used by the ROBOTS.

The Game Floor Canadian Source
 

Below is a reply I received from the Glasliner FRP company as to availability in Canada. Not the Canadian stuff is close...I have not attached the tech sheet as it is available on the Glasliner website. Hoipe this helps.

Dear Sirs,

Thank you for your interest in our products. Attached please find our
Glasliner FRP tech sheet for your review.
Glasliner FRP is primarily used as a sanitary wall covering for
commercial kitchen and restrooms, so because this is a non-traditional
use of FRP there is no information regarding a coefficient of friction
for the .090" Textured One Side product.
The local Home Depot carries 4'x8' panels (SKU 121586) of the product.
It is not identical, but it is as close as it will come. Again, because
this is a non-traditional and non-standard size of FRP, there are no
8'x50' coils available.
We hope this helps, but if more information is needed, feel free to
email Ken Freeland at kfreeland@Glasteel.com or contact FIRST at:
F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
200 Bedford St.
Manchester, NH 03101
V: (603) 666-3906 X479 F: (603) 666-3907
URL: http://www.usfirst.org

Sincerely,
Javier Vasquez
Vice President Sales & Marketing
Glasteel

Re: The Game Floor
 

Does anyone know how to put the floor together?

Josh B