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Thanks for the reply and info. I am going to collect the parts for the body and head. I am anxious to see your drawings on the arms. I hope that I can make them move. I saw your Mouse Droid on the tinyurl site. Nice work. The show looked great!
Thanks
Paul
----- Original Message -----From: John JongsmaSent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 4:25 PMSubject: [treadwellbuilders] Re: New start questions.Paul,
I'll work on some drawings and measurements for the Treadwell arms.
Yes, the WED-15-1662 is totally different than the WED-15-77.
The WED-15-1662 has seven arms and is called a "septoid" droid:
http://www.starwars.com/databank/droid/wedtreadwell/?id=bts
For the treads, I went to a local lumber yard (Menards) and found a
big roll of black rubber(it's a rubber mat) I cut the rubber into
long pieces and then cut up a bunch of small rectangular pieces and
glued them on to make the look of a tread.
For the body, I made it out of PVC pipe first. Then I glued aluminum
onto the PVC pipe. I used that thin aluminum that comes in big rolls -
I think the aluminum is used for roofing houses.
You've got a great website! Hey, I made a cardboard mouse droid too!
http://tinyurl.com/dalsn (near the bottom of the page)
John
--- In treadwellbuilders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <paul.ashley@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi!
> I am new to the group and I have some questions. First, can I
share
> a photograph that is on the site? It is photograph #7 in the
> reference images album. I am also interested in the Mouse Droid.
I
> think several people on that site may be very interested. Do you
> know the source?
>
> I have been looking at the drawings. Before I start building, I
> would like some information about some of the parts. What is the
> source of the treads? Is it a cog belt? Is the body made of PVC
> pipe? Your photo looks like metal pipe.
>
> Do you have drawings of the arms? Your robot looks like it has 4
> body (mast) mounted arms. The WED 15-1662 photo looks to be a
> different version. It has different arms.
>
> I am interested in some working parts and to have it move. I have
a
> Mouse Droid that I finished 2 years ago. I and installing a new
> drive system and chassis. I have a second one started. May photos
> are on my website at this time which is http://www.robo-works.net.
>
>
> Thanks
> Paul
>
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