In a labor of love and a display of shear determination, Leland successfully created 4 customized 2.75" Mecanum wheels using a drill press, a band saw and several custom-made jigs. Originally built for the 2010-2011 Round Up game, the wheels were put aside early on in the season as the team changed plans to make way for their design for Fred IV, the eventual 2011 VRC World Champion robot.
Leland spent several days in the shop last fall with many highs and lows trying to create Mecanum wheels from VEX components before finally emerging with these 4 customized wheels designed to easily pass under the ladder rungs on the Round Up field. Though not used for the 2010-2011 season, they may reappear in the future on a competition robot, but for now they can only be seen driving around in a YouTube video found
here.
In a labor of love and a display of shear determination, Leland successfully created 4 customized 2.75" Mecanum wheels using a drill press, a band saw and several custom-made jigs. Originally built for the 2010-2011 Round Up game, the wheels were put aside early on in the season as the team changed plans to make way for their design for Fred IV, the eventual 2011 VRC World Champion robot.
Leland spent several days in the shop last fall with many highs and lows trying to create Mecanum wheels from VEX components before finally emerging with these 4 customized wheels designed to easily pass under the ladder rungs on the Round Up field. Though not used for the 2010-2011 season, they may reappear in the future on a competition robot, but for now they can only be seen driving around in a YouTube video found here.
Hey
ReplyDeletei looked at your wheels and saw how awesome they were and i made a CAD drawing of them so we can also make them. if you want me to send them to you it i can if you e-mail me your email.
FROM: Matt on FRC and VEX team 1622
PS:you guys had a super awesome robot last year
I just got around to building my own but I used a mill and a lathe i do not understand how this could be acomplished with a ban saw and a drill press but it is quite an accomplishment to do it with a ban saw and drill press.
ReplyDeletethank you for the great design
Hi Matt,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the messages. I just noticed them here. That's great that you were able to make a set of wheels for yourself! It was no easy task for Leland with the band saw and drill press. He made a bunch of jigs to make the angles and depths uniform when using the machinery but it was very tricky to get things set just right. I'd love to see the CAD drawings and the finished wheels if you have a chance to send along some pics. You could send them to team@greeneggrobotics.com.
Best Wishes,
Bill