Ramp Materials

[Jetgrindradio00]

We are using 3/4th aluminum square tubing, aluminum L-bracket, and steel mesh for the top....works well. Pics/Vid will be released in the near future (as soon as i remember to bring my camera to a meeting ).

[Tapoore]

Originally Posted by Matt Gardner

With the frame we are building at the moment we have supports about a foot apart, I do believe... I have to check up on that tomorrow...It's true that what really matters is what kind of weight it can support, mostly I'm just wishfully thinking. I'm trying to contact the company again tomorrow to see if I can find out more information. As for impacts, we hopefully won't have any, we want smooth driving up the ramp, and smooth driving off. We are using a totally different material for the sides as well, a much stronger one... and we're hoping no manipulators smash into our ramps, either...(again with the wishful thinking)

We are going to use Alumilite for at least part of our lifters. The stuff seems REALLY strong. I believe we are planning to use it unsupported across a section about 2' X 3'. I don't know if the stuff comes in different thicknesses, but ours is about 3/8" thick. We chose it because it is for the ramp that leads up to out lifters, and it needs to be almost indestructible because of the impact from robots driving into it.

The only thing we don't like about it is the price. It is $200 for a 4' X 8' piece!

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Tapoore

We are going to use Alumilite for at least part of our lifters. The stuff seems REALLY strong. I believe we are planning to use it unsupported across a section about 2' X 3'. I don't know if the stuff comes in different thicknesses, but ours is about 3/8" thick.

Can you walk up the 2' x 3' ramp without hurting it? If so, then it's stronger than I thought.

Can you measure how thick the metal covering is?

[Pjohn1959]

We are using punched stainless steel (total frame weight about 40 lbs.)

Using one 2" piston, we can lift a total of 200 lbs per wing.

Pictures coming soon.

[Matt Gardner]

It seems my team must scrap our alumalite idea, because alas, we have no idea how long it would take to ship it to Canada. But we've already found a replacement, it seems, and it should add <20 lbs. to our robot, JOY!