Alt-BEAM Archive

Message #04909



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: SG sparkyg@seark.net
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 13:53:12 -0400
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: A new life is born


At 12:17 PM 6/27/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Wow! That thing is a fancy looking little bugger!!! With that aluminum
>frame and all! Geez! What tools did you use and what size and where did
>you get that aluminum.
THANX!!! the aluminum can be found at any warehouse hardware store. got
mine at LOWES. you can get flat or angle. drilled 9/64 holes and used #6
machine bolts (round head) used small scrw drivers and metal bits. A vise
is a must.. but hard not to scratch the metal...
the aluminum is suprisingly light it weighs less than a 1/8 welding rod of
same length.
>>>A little tip, if you're happy withh the leg design with the coat
>>>hangars, you could use them as models to bend the welding rod, so then
>>>it'll all be silverish.
I plan on it! but that rod is a booger to bend! there is a sharp bend in
the middle underneath where it attaches to allow for a screw that attaches
the assembly to the servo... I have a picture but i don't wanna get
blasted again!
>>>It looks... too proffesional to be BEAM!!! A robot with a frame that is
>>>fabricated so nicely is just un common. Wire pieces, coat hangar and PCB
>>>material usualy holds most BEAM bots together!!!
WOW!!! Thank you! Really, i just wanted something sturdy that would put up
to my abuse... i hope Lotus II or III will be fully inclosed! Gotta
really watch for shorts though.
>>>If you had the transparent plastic servos, you might reconsider their
>>>ugglines!
yeah, but in the servos I have my Plasti-Dipped H-Bridges and they arn't
too pretty... not sure i want them visable, looks like a black glob.
>>>Shoot, maybe grab some silver paint for plastic models and paint the
>>>servos silver to match!
Great idea! i'll practice on some black floppy disks first!
I'll have more pics when i get my tactile sensor on... you gotta see this
thing reverse! really kewl.
Thanks and i'll send ya a few more pics.
-Sparky


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