Homebuilt ROVs Forum

olegodo wrote:Wow! Is that printed with solid infill? How long did it take?

It's 6 separate parts and took about 20 hours total with 30% infill. I figure I'll try it like this and if the parts fail ill fix them later on. I have to do something to get this project started....

sometimes you just have to go for it and hope for the best! LOL 11 more to go...

wheels would be easier to make, but tracks can spread the weight out over more surface area wich would be handy for soft grounds.
Plus tracks look bitchen LOL If I would have went with wheels I could have had my rov built by now though....

I'm working on the same idea!! Your going to need a crawler type rov.

Pegged a 20 amp meter, best I can tell ya.

im not cheating LOL Wife not happy about her mixer thats gone missing though :? I have found that wiping a coat of carnuba paste wax works wonders for smoothing out the print lines. I have also been investment casting with the vapor polished abs parts. They come out great but the smell is wicked and...

ive played with a 4" attwood blower, it works but draws way too many amps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP50ajpb ... ahmmmYbb2A

search around on thingiverse, there are several grippers on there you can down load and have printed.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:51403

Much cheaper...

That's one good looking thruster.