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Re: pic: Los Pollos Locos Presents: Cocket Launcher

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Originally Posted by DonRotolo View Post
Hmmm. Tempting.

Really sharp-looking robot this year from LPL, one year we'll have the time to actually paint a robot before assembling it.
Un-tempting! To anyone thinking "Hey, this gearbox designing business looks easy!", start with an arm! Starting out with a gearbox built for speed (meaning misalignment and friction are more of a big deal) and turned on its side (meaning thrust loads are significantly more of a concern) is a recipe for frustration, headache, and words unfit for ChiefDelphi.

We actually painted this robot twice; the first job was a little premature and suffered through some reengineering and disassembly. The paint job is pure rattle-can spray paint, done just outside our shop with a little primer underneath. We probably have about $30-40 invested in it, but to me it makes a world of difference. Incocknito last year wouldn't have been half as imposing in bare metal and wood.

(And wood-bot haters beware, everything garnet in that picture is 1/2" birch plywood. It's not what you use, it's how you use it.)
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