pic: Wave Robotics 2826 Drive Teaser

[EricH]

Originally Posted by EricLeifermann

With that low of a ground clearance I take it you're not going over the barrier this year?

I think they are. That's a Delrin angle on the near end, or I'm greatly mistaken.

[Peter Matteson]

What size are the wheels? I don't really have a good perspective to tell if they are 4" or 6".

Originally Posted by EricH

I think they are. That's a Delrin angle on the near end, or I'm greatly mistaken.

Excuse my curiosity, but what's a Delrin Angle? I'm assuming it's the slanted piece to go over the bump, but then again, you never know. Well, you probably know, but I don't.

Thanks!

[EricH]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Excuse my curiosity, but what's a Delrin Angle? I'm assuming it's the slanted piece to go over the bump, but then again, you never know. Well, you probably know, but I don't.

Thanks!

The angled part of the frame appears to be covered by Delrin, which is a rather slick type of plastic. The other option that I can think of, HDPE, is also somewhat slick, but Delrin is slicker. In block form, Delrin has been used as a chain tensioner in the past--stick the block in so the chain is slightly too tight and let it find its own tension by digging into the block.

Originally Posted by EricH

The angled part of the frame appears to be covered by Delrin, which is a rather slick type of plastic. The other option that I can think of, HDPE, is also somewhat slick, but Delrin is slicker. In block form, Delrin has been used as a chain tensioner in the past--stick the block in so the chain is slightly too tight and let it find its own tension by digging into the block.

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Excuse my curiosity, but what's a Delrin Angle? I'm assuming it's the slanted piece to go over the bump, but then again, you never know. Well, you probably know, but I don't.

Thanks!

Delrin is a material developed by DuPont and is widely used by teams. That piece could also be HDPE or UHMW.