DEWBOT VI Week Three Build Season Photo Gallery
Frame pieces clamped to template in preparation for welding
Siri and Matt ready to start welding
Matt welding the chassis frame
Matt welding the chassis frame
Matt welding the chassis frame
Matt welding the chassis frame
Jen laying out frame gussetts for cutting
Matt welding frame with Siri mentoring
Mike Rizzo with first gussett template
Carly & Erin breaking chain for the pivot drive
Paul, Erin & Carly - the chain gang (with Corey, not in picture)
Steering motor with drive sprocket & magnetic encoder mounted
Steering motor with drive sprocket & magnetic encoder mounted
Michael and his special motor
Output of steering motor encoder
Chassis frame coming together
Chassis frame without any gussetts
Frame weight with Ball Dam gussetts only
Frame on scale
Carly tapping pivot top
Michael tapping pivot top
Jen carefully drilling rivet holes in Pivot Plate Top
Matt welding in new center transverse before cutting out the old one
Matt welding the kicker mount in place
Jen drilling rivet holes in a second Pivot Plate Top
Busy shop - Mike Rizzo, Jen & Carly
Douglas chasing a bearing inset with a drill bit
DJ with pivot top
Carly cutting pivot braces
Mike Rizzo drilling Al angle for bumpers
Gary Deaver and Douglas check a roller bearing's fit
Carly marking plates
The day's plan
Michael cleaning a pivot top after tapping holes
Cole & Mike Rizzo building bumpers
Matt & Siri welding the frame front gussetts
David Moyer using Inventor to design kicker release
Siri and Clem McKown aligning pivot plates
Carly & Mike Rizzo build bumpers
Cole cutting clearance holes in pivot plates
Douglas working pivot assembly
Michael
Kenneth
Dinesh & Zain
Carly, Jen and Mike Rizzo on bumper detail
pivot side plates with bearings pressed in
pivot tops with pivot tubes pressed in and secured with epoxy and set screws
pivot top detail (roller bearing in place)
Mike Rizzo tests the bumper attachment
Bumpers - neat, symmetric and easy to attach & remove
detail view of bumper attachment point (front)
detail view of bumper attachment point (aft)
Siri grinding the new frame welds
Gary Deaver brings out "The persuader" for the final roller bearing press
bearing successfully persuaded
DJ
Carly marking frame for compressor mount holes
Carly & Siri
(6) partially assembled pivots (2 spares)
