Hey, I'm working on a design for a Battlebot for their 2005 competition in Orlando Florida. I am working on a design that I feel will fair extremely well against any others. Currently, I am looking at a material to use for the weapon. My design calls for a flat bar, about
36-40" long x 3" wide x .5" thick.What would be the best material to use? Keep in mind that this will be a spinner, spinning at 3000rpm, putting a fair amount of kinetic energy into the other bot.
Hardened S7 Toolsteel fare well against bending or breaking?
Could the peice be bent at a 45 degree angle a few inches from the ends? Without them breaking off, or bending the whole thing.
Does anyone know of any shops that will sponsor a weapon of those dimensions, with a huge strength and hardness?
Oh, and this bot isn't a pipe dream. ;-) We've got over $7000 invested into it. But we still need more money! If anyone wants to donate, Paypal snipped-for-privacy@HHSRobotics.com Please let me know! AJ Quick