pic: WCD Chassis Idea

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Formerly Famous

Why would those braces be and harder to weld than anything else? (I'm not a welder so this is a legitimate question.)

I have a feeling that the biggest problems with bending would be on the outside edges rather than in the middle. Which as you said is easily fixed with more cross braces. Or as I said earlier. I belly pan.

The reason welding would be difficult is you have to make sure you angles are perfect and lengths are identical. If you have any gaps the material will suck into the mating part during the weld and distort the frame. This is why you have to properly clamp and fixture everything.

If you clamp everything tightly,fixturing your angles correctly you can use welding rod to fill the gaps, that will probably be between the parts, and keep everything true. It is just not as easy and straightforward as most teams seem to go for. It is possible just not easy and you have to spend the time fixturing and planning before you weld so that the finished product comes out correct.

[ADZDEBLICK]

this year and in years past we have been limited to 2 FP motors.

[Akash Rastogi]

Instead of adding more crossmembers, you would be better off using the plans of a traditional WCD and add on a belly pan. Another version which I personally love is 418's, designed by roboticwanderer (Lewis). The combination of 2x1 and 1x1 allows for clean chain runs too.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/31575

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[EricH]

2 FP's (or however many are in the KOP--typically 2, since at least 2004), 2 CIMs from the KOP, up to X (typically 2, but 3 in 2010) extra CIMs allowed.

To do this, you'd need 4 CIMs and 2 FPs, leaving 1 CIM, the window motors, the RS-55Xs, and pneumatics to do anything else you wanted to do.

[Jamie Kalb]

Looks awesome, Rion! Thanks for sharing with us.

I know you said the gearbox is still in development, but is it going to be a two-speed? I'm excited to see the final version!

Keep up the great work!

[Rion Atkinson]

Originally Posted by EricH

2 FP's (or however many are in the KOP--typically 2, since at least 2004), 2 CIMs from the KOP, up to X (typically 2, but 3 in 2010) extra CIMs allowed.

To do this, you'd need 4 CIMs and 2 FPs, leaving 1 CIM, the window motors, the RS-55Xs, and pneumatics to do anything else you wanted to do.

Thank you very much.

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Instead of adding more crossmembers, you would be better off using the plans of a traditional WCD and add on a belly pan. Another version which I personally love is 418's, designed by roboticwanderer (Lewis). The combination of 2x1 and 1x1 allows for clean chain runs too.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/31575

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Yeah. I got to thinking about this after I posted it. RC gave me a few tips as well. The next version will have a belly pan.

Originally Posted by Jamie Kalb

Looks awesome, Rion! Thanks for sharing with us.

I know you said the gearbox is still in development, but is it going to be a two-speed? I'm excited to see the final version!

Keep up the great work!

It will indeed be a two speed gearbox. I'm taking the second stage out today, but yeah, two speed.