These things are fantastic - unique, effective, loads of character :D Also, this build diary was really interesting and (I mean this in a good way), they're so simple in the way they're designed - just brilliant!
At Engineered for Destruction, my table was right beside Thomas Kenney's. He was repairing Misdirected Aggression between fights, and he was actually drilling into the top of his bot. I told him that watching him do that made me nervous. 😛 I think he understood I meant that in a "laughing with you" way. He actually won that event. He's definitely got a great bot. I am very excited that your bringing P.O.F. to T-Town and I could get to watch it live. I have a special place in my heart for drill bots, as there's so few of them.
lol that’s pretty funny. And I agree that Misdirected Aggression is an amazing bot (honestly I’d be scared if I ever had to fight it again). Also thank you so much for the kind words man. I’m so excited to bring The Power Of Friendship back and I look forward to seeing what happens when they fight in T-town. No matter what it’s sure to be a fun time!
Kewl bots are you calling screws and bolts "sockets" or do i just not see the sockets if so is that a regional thing like gonna and funna ? I wanna copy those bots kinda and im gonna start by building replicas and then go from there you have a light nimble design great job
Might take longer to spin up, not a big deal if you just keep it pinned on for the whole match. The inertia might rip it off the mounts if it stops suddenly tho 😮
Mold release is expensive. Vaseline is cheap, and works just as well! Spread a thin layer over the PLA mold and you're good! That's what I use for polyurethane wheels. The googly eyes might work better if they were placed on the motor can, so they spin around when you're drilling an opponent?
Build a third. Two to be the companions and one spare ready to go , loaded with everything except for the unique ID of the dieing unit (whichever it is) and spare parts to KEEP the game going.
That is my favorite combat robot of all time. The name, the concept, the battery drilling. Completely awesome
Aw, that’s so sweet. Thank you! It really means a lot!
These things are fantastic - unique, effective, loads of character :D Also, this build diary was really interesting and (I mean this in a good way), they're so simple in the way they're designed - just brilliant!
Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate it!
Such a great bot. Your latest videos have been awesome!
I still need to make a drill config for Mako 🤔😆
Thanks man. And I’ll admit, Mako with a drill would look pretty awesome!
When SkyNet comes online, these will be nightmares for toes
Love this drillbbot. I use a mill end bit on mine!! Real- Axe - a - bit
At Engineered for Destruction, my table was right beside Thomas Kenney's. He was repairing Misdirected Aggression between fights, and he was actually drilling into the top of his bot. I told him that watching him do that made me nervous. 😛 I think he understood I meant that in a "laughing with you" way. He actually won that event. He's definitely got a great bot.
I am very excited that your bringing P.O.F. to T-Town and I could get to watch it live. I have a special place in my heart for drill bots, as there's so few of them.
lol that’s pretty funny. And I agree that Misdirected Aggression is an amazing bot (honestly I’d be scared if I ever had to fight it again).
Also thank you so much for the kind words man. I’m so excited to bring The Power Of Friendship back and I look forward to seeing what happens when they fight in T-town. No matter what it’s sure to be a fun time!
Kewl bots are you calling screws and bolts "sockets" or do i just not see the sockets if so is that a regional thing like gonna and funna ? I wanna copy those bots kinda and im gonna start by building replicas and then go from there you have a light nimble design great job
put a small flywheel on the drill such that it retains more of its energy while drilling, maybe this is a good idea
Might take longer to spin up, not a big deal if you just keep it pinned on for the whole match. The inertia might rip it off the mounts if it stops suddenly tho 😮
Mold release is expensive. Vaseline is cheap, and works just as well! Spread a thin layer over the PLA mold and you're good! That's what I use for polyurethane wheels.
The googly eyes might work better if they were placed on the motor can, so they spin around when you're drilling an opponent?
Wow, that’s pretty cool. Thanks for the advice. I’ll be sure to try out Vaseline the next time I’m casting wheels.
The googly eye placement is absolutely perfect now as the vibration from the drilling makes the eyes go nuts
Great builds, I hope I get to see em fight. Gotta love the eyeballs
nice job
Are you gonna team up with Brian again when you get to run both bots? Cause last time was a joy to watch.
Yes. Brian is an amazing driver and we fully intend on working together again.
Awesome. I'm looking forward to seeing how these will work out
Build a third. Two to be the companions and one spare ready to go , loaded with everything except for the unique ID of the dieing unit (whichever it is) and spare parts to KEEP the game going.
Go drill 'em
I recently discovered that fingertech briefly had a 1lb thwack spinner add-on. Did anyone else know about that?
That drill bit will break in 0.1 seconds