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techy_1 · 24th March 2003, 02:18 AM

Does anyone know where I can get some heavy duty threads, if possible I would just like to purchase a platform that has the whole deal - hubs, treads and motors. This way I can concentrate on the "brains" of the robot.

Thankyou.

**mechie** · 24th March 2003, 10:46 AM

I recently went to a house-clearance auction -- amongst all the junk and furniture I saw an electric chair with a little joystick control on the chair arm ....
It sold for a few pounds ....
I thought at the time this was a good robot chassis !

techy_1 · 24th March 2003, 06:09 PM

thanks. I will take a look at electric chairs.

I also found a picture of the type of treads I would like to use - anyone know how I could make these or where I can buy something similar?

thanks.

Scubasteve · 10th April 2003, 07:52 AM

hey,

I'm sure there are more sites out there, but here is one..

http://www.sozbots.com/

Also, check out some surplus, there always seems to be that kind of thing just lying around.

Steve

MarkWeston · 21st October 2003, 02:39 PM

How about looking for a scrap snowmobile? Has the tracks, the gears, the whole frame that you can cut and reform as you like.

Mark

pike · 27th December 2003, 02:28 AM

I'm thinking about using mountain bike chains. I'll need about 5 chains per tread which is about 7.5mm wide per chain. This works quite well on rough terrain but tends to skid alot of slippery surfaces such as tiles.

On a conventional tread, if the tread comes off the whole thing becomes undrivable, whereas in the bike chain idea, if one chain comes off you still have 4 chains on that side.

frodus · 8th January 2004, 10:30 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=19198

there is always an auction for these.....

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24th March 2003, 02:18 AM	(permalink)
techy_1	Need some heavy duty treads! Does anyone know where I can get some heavy duty threads, if possible I would just like to purchase a platform that has the whole deal - hubs, treads and motors. This way I can concentrate on the "brains" of the robot. Thankyou.

24th March 2003, 10:46 AM	(permalink)
mechie	Robot chassis I recently went to a house-clearance auction -- amongst all the junk and furniture I saw an electric chair with a little joystick control on the chair arm .... It sold for a few pounds .... I thought at the time this was a good robot chassis ! __________________ I need a memory upgrade ... My head is full !

10th April 2003, 07:52 AM	(permalink)
Scubasteve	hey, I'm sure there are more sites out there, but here is one.. http://www.sozbots.com/ Also, check out some surplus, there always seems to be that kind of thing just lying around. Steve

21st October 2003, 02:39 PM	(permalink)
MarkWeston	How about looking for a scrap snowmobile? Has the tracks, the gears, the whole frame that you can cut and reform as you like. Mark __________________ Mark Weston Toronto, Ontario, Canada markweston@rogers.com

27th December 2003, 02:28 AM	(permalink)
pike	I'm thinking about using mountain bike chains. I'll need about 5 chains per tread which is about 7.5mm wide per chain. This works quite well on rough terrain but tends to skid alot of slippery surfaces such as tiles. On a conventional tread, if the tread comes off the whole thing becomes undrivable, whereas in the bike chain idea, if one chain comes off you still have 4 chains on that side. __________________ www.winpicprog.co.uk - Great PIC language tutorials.

8th January 2004, 10:30 PM	(permalink)
frodus	http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=19198 there is always an auction for these.....