Tem 973 Pruhzents: SKYSTALKER-ER

[JackFisher]

Originally Posted by LCJ

I've been wondering for a while...

What is up with 973's intake wheels?
Are those lego mindstorm wheels??

They're rc car tires.

[mman1506]

Originally Posted by JackFisher

They're rc car tires.

How do you make your hubs?

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by JackFisher

They're rc car tires.

Any tricks on assembling? The ones we used last year on one of our intakes just took forever.

[JackFisher]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Any tricks on assembling? The ones we used last year on one of our intakes just took forever.

They do take awhile, but if you assemble then right the first time, they generally don't open up over use. Quality of hubs certainly affects this. We've only had issues with wheels when they weren't initially assembled correctly.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Any tricks on assembling? The ones we used last year on one of our intakes just took forever.

If you've done it once or twice and have the right tool, it only takes 2-3 minutes and it will never slip. We ran crazy torque on them in 2011 and 2014 and only ones that were assembled with the bead clearly popping out ever slipped.

The tires are 1.9 and 2.2 Chisels from Proline, on Axial 1.9 and 2.2 8 Hole beadlock hubs. We directly hex broach the axial hubs (which yes, unfortunately means you have to buy new hubs each year for comp bot for an essentially COTS part).

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

If you've done it once or twice and have the right tool, it only takes 2-3 minutes and it will never slip. We ran crazy torque on them in 2011 and 2014 and only ones that were assembled with the bead clearly popping out ever slipped.

The tires are Axial 1.9 and 2.2 Chisels from Proline, on Axial 1.9 and 2.2 8 Hole beadlock hubs. We directly hex broach the axial hubs (which yes, unfortunately means you have to buy new hubs each year for comp bot for an essentially COTS part).

Those look about like the hubs we used (Brando brought 'em in to try)

Guess it's just a practice thing, I remember it getting easier over time but it still seemed to be a pain. Better lighting might have helped.

[Nathan Streeter]

Very nice! It looks (and performs?) frighteningly like a simplified 254 robot... Just shows how much good design can get you, even if 'build quality' isn't the finest.

[Mitchell1714]

Its weird to think about how this video session started almost 3 years ago when 118 just wanted to print some copies.