New Robots

[razerdave]

Is the whole disc going metal or is it staying like that ?

[peterwaller]

At the moment it is staying fireglass / titanium mix. I might double the thickness of the fibreglass but I think it should hold.

[Team Orr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au53wF8lIb8

its not exactly new but flamboyants had a complete rebuild

[Cavecrusher]

I know what you mean I am sure Tim and Leo are sharpening their spinners as we speak.

who told you that???

[peterwaller]

The fibreglass disc on Anticyclone didn't hold mainly because I drilled 3mm holes in the narrow part of it to mount the titanium cutters and then tried to take out Kwijebo's disc. The vibration in the following battle when the glued cutter parted again shook the screws lose so one side plate and one drive motor became completely detatched.
I have managed to widen the track by changing the motor / sideplate brackets so I can now increase the cutter blade diameter from 84mm to 100mm.

[peterwaller]

Here it is with the new 100 mm Titanium blade.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... MG0891.jpg
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/ ... MG0893.jpg
Thats reduced the weight to 140gms so I might just be able to go up to 3 cells if I can fit it in.

[razerdave]

You should get an extra cell in at that weight

[peterwaller]

Its not the weight so much as the height that is the problem but I think I can get round it.

[bitternboy]

Flippin 'eck that looks dangerous!
(sorry, but it does)

[razerdave]

It was dangerous before Ask Baby Hell