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18-05-2007 23:44
thefro526
Re: pic: Vex Mecanum Wheels
I tried to post some video to youtube but it wasn't cooperating so video should be up in the next day or two. If anyone at Monty Madness wants to demo this come find me, I should be in the Vex pits.
19-05-2007 19:35
Sean Marks
Re: pic: Vex Mecanum Wheels
These are really cool i got to see them at Monty and our mentor (head vex ref at Monty i believe) Ben Mitchell explained to me how they were made. This is really sweet.
19-05-2007 19:58
Gabe
Re: pic: Vex Mecanum Wheels
Where the wheels made on a 3-D printer? If so, that is even cooler!
19-05-2007 21:09
thefro526
Re: pic: Vex Mecanum Wheels
dude... you are my hero!! -vivek |
| These are really cool i got to see them at Monty and our mentor (head vex ref at Monty i believe) Ben Mitchell explained to me how they were made. This is really sweet. |
| Where the wheels made on a 3-D printer? If so, that is even cooler! |
19-05-2007 22:24
1086VEX
Re: pic: Vex Mecanum Wheels
oh my gosh!!! those are amazing!!!!! GREAT work!!
now i want some...
~Alex~
20-05-2007 16:02
dbell
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very nice!
how well does it work?
what material did you use for the wheels?
do you have any kind of suspension?
20-05-2007 16:57
Danny McC
Re: pic: Vex Mecanum Wheels
Hmmm Ill try to answer your questions.... even though dustin will correct me.... from what ive seen they work fairly well.... might be better in other peoples opinions... i dont know the material.... and from what i saw there is no suspension
20-05-2007 17:33
Ryan Dognaux
Re: pic: Vex Mecanum Wheels
That's awesome, how long did it take to print each roller?
I would also love to see some video of this in action, this could become a very cheap way to prototype a mecanum drive if someone started selling these.
20-05-2007 20:02
I.U.man_22
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thats awsome for you to accomplish that. I hope that they work as cool as they look. I cant wait for a video of it in action.
20-05-2007 22:03
robostangs548
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Yah... I would definitely like to see a video.
20-05-2007 23:47
Gabe
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Originally Posted by dbell
what material did you use for the wheels?
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20-05-2007 23:48
Gabe
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Originally Posted by dbell
what material did you use for the wheels?
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21-05-2007 00:33
Guy Davidson
Re: pic: Vex Mecanum Wheels
Would you mind posting the link to the original design? I might look into printing it as well.
21-05-2007 01:23
team222badbrad
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Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux
That's awesome, how long did it take to print each roller?
I would also love to see some video of this in action, this could become a very cheap way to prototype a mecanum drive if someone started selling these. |
21-05-2007 16:13
thefro526
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Yeah the wheels are made of some kind of plastic. video is coming soon i am still recovering from monty madness. The wheels with all 72 rollers took >40 hours to print.
27-05-2007 16:23
thefro526
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Sorry the videos took so long apparently the videos did loaded without my knowledge.
Heres the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmPbLRDwuGY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oxt8Myjv4c
27-05-2007 20:47
tseres
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just curious: where did you do the 3d print? does ur school have one? or...ya...just about the printer./....
27-05-2007 23:41
thefro526
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I wish the printer belonged to me but sadly it doesn't. The Pre-Engineering program at my school has one and I asked it i could use it one day and since that is my shop and the robotics mentor is my teacher, he said ok.
30-05-2007 21:19
Ben Mitchell
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My college has one of the old plaster & binder zcorp 3d printers - it makes pretty models with great resolution, but they are not durable - they are basically things to look at, not play with. The machine used to make these uses plastic, so the end result is actually usable.
These wheels are absolutely awseome, and really show how Vex can be used with non-vex parts.
In addition, the side-stepping is darn cool. It blew my mind at Monty Madness.
04-06-2007 20:01
rachal
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Haha looks exactly like our drive but small and cute!
How's the wear on the rollers?
(Amazing job by the way)
05-06-2007 11:09
thefro526
Re: pic: Vex Mecanum Wheels
there is minimal wear on the rollers but they only have about 1 hour of use maybe 2 at the most. The rollers are made out of super hard plastic though.
25-08-2009 18:55
FingerTech
Re: pic: Vex Mecanum Wheels
Hey everyone, I'm trying to get the word out about FingerTech's new Mecanum Wheels. Now you can all have a set of your own!
Check out: http://www.fingertechrobotics.com/pr...ft-mecanum-set
Very nice work on printing your own though, looks great!
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