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Re: Under or over weight?
Last year at the end of week 4, 1114 weighed in CONSIDERABLY overweight. It was a major setback to say the least.
Bosch extruded aluminum frame, bye bye
hello 1 x 1 x 1/16 square tubing
gearboxes- 1/4" plate was milled out to 1/16 where possible. Drive shafts drilled out down the center. Gears, drilled out. Aluminum hubs made for larger ones. Steel shaft collars replaced with custom made aluminum ones.
Arm - see my signature. Also double chains on shoulder pivot, reduced to one.
turret for arm- it was nice knowing you
ball herding arms- you never had a chance
This year, everything was built ALAP (as light as possible) the first time. Spending even a couple days lightening cuts into invaluable practise time, which can be the difference between a regional championship and a quarter finalist.
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"making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity." - Charles Mingus
Last edited by Holtzman : 31-01-2005 at 21:35.
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