Hello everyone,
I just wanted to ask…
How thick is good for armour because being a begginer my first robot was very big and ended up only being able to be 1.5mm thick to stay in weight (it may or may not have actualy been about 0.6g over!) so yeah how thick should I aim for when making ants
Thanks
That’s a big lot of “it depends”
Most pressing is what is 1.5mm thick? If it’s polycarbonate then that’s about right, if it’s steel or titanium that’s overkill and if it’s 1.5mm custard or lavatory paper then you may have much more urgent problems.
0.6g is not a lot to find, drilling holes or trimming wiring will easily get there. If you’re hitting 20g over then you’re probably making things physically too big etc.
If it’s 3D printed, remember 3D printed parts are mostly air. Most slicers will default to a 0.8mm wall thickness, so you’ve technically got 1.6mm of armour (assuming a three dimensional solid with inner and outer walls), but “air armour” is valid too - doesn’t matter if you get hit if there’s nothing there anyway.
Also, remember that (because physics) antweight spinners are like spiders - even the really big ones are just as scared of you as you are of them. You typically won’t take many big hits because one or both of you will end up OOTA within seconds!
Reply to harry my first robot I made at school using their filament I think they just used basic PLA
And to Joe,
Thanks I will take this all into consideration
I think my overall strategy will just be to make it as thick as possible without going overweight
(Pls correct me if that is stupid and there is a optimal thickness in am planning on using some sort of pla+)
Another question where does everyone get their filament?
I was looking at the bambu labs (the brand of the printer I’m getting) Pla tough+ has anyone used this before or has recommendations for other companies and types of plastic?
Please do search the forums before asking, there’s a recent guide on PLA types here: PLA, good or bad? - #7 by MarkR
Though generally PLA-ST or PLA+ tough is a go to for ant chassis these days.
Oh sry about that thanks for the link!