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- Fri Jun 10, 2016 11:23 pm
- Forum: Antweights
- Topic: Peter Wallers Robot Ramblings
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Re: Peter Wallers Robot Ramblings
Looking very nice, I like the contrast of the blue on white. Curve balls are always apparent on my printer, that's why I bought the wanhao printer as it was a work out the box, my I2 just took so long to set up. I wonder how a multi material layup would work, using the 2 nozzles, how would laminatin...
- Fri Jun 10, 2016 11:18 pm
- Forum: Antweights
- Topic: first ant build diary!!!
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Re: first ant build diary!!!
Just bouht one of these to replace my tower pro servo, and the price dropped to £3.69 or something like that, thank you to HK price drop offers!
- Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:39 pm
- Forum: Antweights
- Topic: Peter Wallers Robot Ramblings
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Re: Peter Wallers Robot Ramblings
I would agree on the E3D hotend, I have 4 of the things on my other printers and all great - well, 2 are official E3D and 2 are Chinese copies.
All still are great, but finish quality of the chinese is as you expect!
All still are great, but finish quality of the chinese is as you expect!
- Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:48 pm
- Forum: Antweights
- Topic: Dual weapon ant build diary
- Replies: 21
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Re: Dual weapon ant build diary
I have my new chassis printed and I have it built. I'm not happy with these CF side arms as they are a bit bulky and weighty. May see if I can reduce the overall length of the not to reduce weight in parts and see if I can have some holes in the arms to reduce weight more. Current weight is 165 and ...
- Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:22 pm
- Forum: Antweights
- Topic: Peter Wallers Robot Ramblings
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Re: Peter Wallers Robot Ramblings
Peter, you really need to get a new hot end for your printer.
A nice all metal one will be great, as you know, the PTFE tube will melt and cause major issues. Mine 'melted' at 260 causing me to strip it and re ream the hole.
Btw is it an i3 you have?
A nice all metal one will be great, as you know, the PTFE tube will melt and cause major issues. Mine 'melted' at 260 causing me to strip it and re ream the hole.
Btw is it an i3 you have?
- Sat Jun 04, 2016 8:45 pm
- Forum: Antweights
- Topic: Peter Wallers Robot Ramblings
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Re: Peter Wallers Robot Ramblings
Ouch for the build tak slicing, but what is this BQ plate? Sounds interesting...
Edit, found it... Looks good. May have to invest in one as I have had edges rise up...
Edit, found it... Looks good. May have to invest in one as I have had edges rise up...
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 9:22 pm
- Forum: Antweights
- Topic: Dual weapon ant build diary
- Replies: 21
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Re: Dual weapon ant build diary
Have been taking a look at the side armour and think I can reduce it down to 2mm CF, so that should half the weight well reduce it some what.
I have started to make the hinge and top chassis and it's looking nice, current weight is 160g.
I have started to make the hinge and top chassis and it's looking nice, current weight is 160g.
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:03 pm
- Forum: Antweights
- Topic: Dual weapon ant build diary
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17482
Re: Dual weapon ant build diary
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7008/27388078436_5e2acdcb0e.jpg Here is the ant so far after a lunch breaks machining of the bar Current weight... Let me find my scales... Weight is 23g. Still quite a bit, this is just the aluminium bar and the M4 CS screws. Need to get it down. Bearing 3G CF side ar...
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:27 am
- Forum: Antweights
- Topic: Dual weapon ant build diary
- Replies: 21
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Re: Dual weapon ant build diary
Holes could work quite nicely for weight reduction, as could taking one of the motors out and spinning it with just one; Jim (Hi Jim!!!! :D) took both those approaches with Raoul (on right) and it worked very well. Part of my inspiration was Raoul, its a good looking machine, Luckily i have the abi...
- Fri May 27, 2016 10:25 pm
- Forum: Antweights
- Topic: Dual weapon ant build diary
- Replies: 21
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Re: Dual weapon ant build diary
So... I have machined my 4mm carbon fibre into the side plates, and I'm getting the impression there is a bit of glass fibre inside the mix. The fibres were deffinatly White in the centre, luckily I didn't pay for it and it was off cuts from a massive octorotor I machined for a friend, but still... ...