RC Crawler

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

2 green sides sit 40mm apart. pink sints 60mm apart. 3 holes in the purple are where they join with standoffs

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Don't think that code will work.
Contour for the holes wont work I think.
Probably change it to drill or the lose center will break bits?

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Evening with the good life on in the background well spent.

Both axles stripped and checked. Threads locked and ready to go.
Pinions on the motors.

Very well machined parts. Can't fault em.


@slim_boy_fat
Those trays get used regularly. Really helpful for disassembly.

Waiting on stock for suspension links then I can get busy.

I cheated and bought steering links to suit the axle. But the suspension needs to be custom

 

[Beeezer]

Perfect for your good self, decent project on the go…..

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Those trays get used regularly. Really helpful for disassembly.

Glad they're coming in handy . Keep up the good work.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Perfect for your good self, decent project on the go…..

Seem to have got over my winter funk. Had no passion for anything for a good few months. Nice to have something to get my teeth into

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Biggest motor I could get in the old truck was a 380.

540 for comparison.
Soldered up ready for mounting

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Motors servos and servo links installed. Hopefully the steering links and link ends arrive tomorrow.

And a new PSU for the CNC.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

And some organisation.

Liz is holding my build up with her birthday bash. Nothing worse than waiting on parts.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Yay. Steering links arrived.

Top mount for clearance.

Time to make some room in the shed. Got some links to bend.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

A bit nippy. Too nippy. Had a check after this video.

Seller sent 19t motors. Gonna have a battle getting something out of him now they've been used.

I ordered 35 turn motors. Should have been a lot slower and more torque at the low end

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Il do some quick test cuts tomorrow to check feeds and speeds.

Gonna lose the tabs and add a few holes around the waste screw it down after the first op when I change tools.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Coming together now

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Not too far off the mark. Just need to make up some lower links.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Should really go to bed.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Front links are binding slightly on the frame. Need to move lowers inboard on axle and uppers inboard on frame

 

[roofman]

Should really go to bed.

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Me too but when i don't work i don't sleep...nice job btw.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Me too but when i don't work i don't sleep...nice job btw.

Cheers.
Looking forward to powering it up.

I have at least 2 or 3 nights a week I'm buzzing till the early hours. Lockdown messed with my insomnia and Im worse than I've been in a long time.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

It lives. Waiting on a battery for a proper test

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

Up and running.
. Need to swap the shock springs back to stronger and play about with position.

Had a wiring gremlin now sorted. Rear motor was surging now and again.

Really need to bend new links up once I'm happy with geometry as I'm losing some lock on both axles.

Need a bash plate to help stop hang ups.

Two new servos on route. I can loose the bec and power these direct from the 3s lipo.

The current servos are struggling and stopping me climbing.