DEWBOT VIII Week Three Build Season Photo Gallery
Contents
Sunday January 22, 2012
Pivot sides & top in mill (milled from (1) piece of aluminum
Pivot braces
Molly cleaning out milled metal
Lucy & Kira
Lucy & Kira
Pivot braces
Pivot braces
Milled pivot parts
Pivot tops
Pivot side (shiney!)
Pivot sides
Pivot tops
Lift debate
Patrick C, Yahya & Gary Deaver lubricate steering motor gearboxes
A steering motor gearbox getting lubrucated
Kira, Lucy & Julie Kulik
Patrick C
Bridge deployer
Monday January 23, 2012
Keith Williams observes as Kira and Nicole remove DEWBOT VII's right rear pivot
Rich Kulik
Douglas with wheel tread
Yahya punching mounting holes
Wheel
Kira cutting ½" 7075 Al rod for pivot transfer axles
Yash grinding
Yash, Douglas & Keith Williams
Sasha & Molly bending conduit...
...a little further yet...
...done!
Pivot wheel
Douglas & Keith Williams
Lift prototype...
...number 218
Tuesday January 24, 2012
Yahya with Gary Deaver
Boring timing pulleys
Faith McKown up ladder
Welding crew - Yash, Douglas, Keith Williams & Manas
Sasha & Ben Kellom
Molly & Sasha - modifying lift prototype
Ben Kellon, Sasha & Molly
Yahya on lathe
Lift / shooter prototype test (successful)
Wednesday January 25, 2012
Molly deburs pivot module bottom plates
Keith Williams prepares DEWBOT VII for weld repair
Lucy levels the mill table
Broaching a keyway in a pully using the Arbor Press
Molly & Sasha broach keyways
Ian on the mill
pivot drive sprockets
Patrick C
Thursday January 26, 2012
Douglas assembling pivot wheels
Yash, Manas & Mike Rizzo changing a lift pulley in the prototype
Preparing for a lift/shooter test
Lift/shooter test
fall of shot
Pivot wheels
Mike Rizzo setting up the prototype at the alliance station...
...and we hit beyond the key
Friday January 27, 2012
Molly at CNC Mill
Molly & Kira
bored pulley
Saturday January 28, 2012
Pivot side in mill for drilling and tapping edge holes
Design review
Yash & Manas cut frame pieces with Gary Deaver
Day's plan (Pivot Party put off)
Jake working on tachometer mount with Patrick C
DJ
Mike M
DEWBOT VII deux with light & camera
Yash cutting clearance holes in frame pieces
Manas and Patrick C assember shooter test control board
Shooter test system
Shooter test from key
Pivot sides and drawing
Pivot module tops with bearings
Pivot module bottoms with bearings
Gary Deaver aligns a bearing...
...and Tommy drives it home
DEWBOT VIII design (so far)
