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A hole was drilled in the crossbar. I made a small bracket for the mudguard so that it could be riveted well to the frame using the pop-rivet gun. It was sprayed yellow first and when dry orange was added and when that was died the laquer was sprayed on. The sticker on the tank shows a Maori Tribal face tattoo.
I finally got the frame welded together. I used arc, mig and tig welding. I found it very difficult to mark out the round bar and to get it square. I sometimes wished i had chosen the box. However I am happy now that i didnt as i think the round looks very well. i will take these new found skills with me into my future Teaching jobs.
Pictures of all the finished parts. The handle bars were inspired by the Sam Maguire cup. I have no camera available to me as my phone was stolen but I have a picture of Sam to which the handle bars follow its outline. These are the stencils which i used when painting the bike. Only really 5 things i would critisise about my bike.
I finally got the frame welded together. I used arc, mig and tig welding. I found it very difficult to mark out the round bar and to get it square. I sometimes wished i had chosen the box. However I am happy now that i didnt as i think the round looks very well. i will take these new found skills with me into my future Teaching jobs.
Mdash; Leave a comment. Got a bit hot under the collar. We are callin out for ya! May 2, 2014. Mdash; Leave a comment. Mdash; Leave a comment. We made a mimic ring to test LDRs. This test was not accurate as the lighting in the room was not similar to the real one as we found out on the day which unfortunately led to problems. Mdash; Leave a comment. Mdash; Leave a comment. Mdash; Leave a comment. Mdash; Leave a comment.
We made it to the Semi-Finals of the Robot Wars, then we were knocked out due to the robot spinning out of control. It is unknown why the robot behaved in this manner, it functioned correctly on a number of occasions throughout the morning. We reckon it was the LDRs malfunctioning, then somehow fixing themselves and working properly in the aftermath. Robot Wars Battle Photo Montage. Chosen Bot vs KEG Bot.
Navigate this site from the bottom up. Our robot selfie, three tired but happy men. The gap between the board and the carpet caught our bot at the end of the fight. it was balancing on the base with the tracks spinning because the base was only 2mm off the ground. Despite the efforts of Johns foot it decided to drive off. It was a bad way to leave the competition but again we were very happy with how the robot turned out.
NIALL COMMANE, JAC BRETT, GERALD O BRIEN. Overall, we were happy with the outcome of our robot. Video of our first fight. The idea was to have a black sheet o.