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Re: 3481 Bronc Botz GOING "Battle Botz"
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Originally Posted by thefro526
Really loving this chassis, it looks a bit like ours but better.
How do you like the Colsons? Look like the hot wheel of 2012. (Even though teams in NE have been using them forever)
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THANKS, Dustin!
The Colson's are great... a lot to set up though... we had to lathe a nylon insert that was also broached to hex... and then the slightly-larger insert had to be pressed into the wheel hole... AFTER this was done with an Arbor Press... we invested in a 20-ton Shop Press for such future endeavors as well as present ones!
Our default is to first use IFI/VEX Pro products as a solution, including wheels/riveted-tread... but, we determined the metal rims were just not right to get over the center-barrier. AND the friction coefficient of the Colson's is great... so, we are able to _push-back_ with authority in low-gear using 4 CIMS 6-wheel drive.
--Michael
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I think the winning robot will be the same as every other year, a robot that is excellent at ONE thing. - Kel D [more] 
19-02-2012, 16:26
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