"Bot Cutter" Machining
Initial roughing cuts on the S-7 tool steel that will form the new "bot cutter" corners on Tesla.
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Tool Steel Shavings
Unlike aluminum, stick your hand into this stuff and it comes out bloody.
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Final Bot Cutter Machining
Not only was adding these weapons to the corners of Tesla a necessary upgrade, but I got to learn how to do CNC machining, too. This was a great experience--another arrow in my quiver of building techniques.
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Machined "Bot Cutters" (Chisel Edge Version)
Here are the (about to be hardened) new "bot cutter" corners for Tesla. Each are 2.6 pounds of soon-to-be Rockwell 57C hardened tool steel.
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Bot Cutter Edge View
The location and mounting of each bot cutter is such that it forms a "milling" edge to the bot under attack. These cutters are backed-up by the full 120 lb. weight of Tesla rotating at upwards of 600 RPM.
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Installed Bot Cutter
Here's a closeup of one of the bot cutters mounted. Its design is to catch, or impact, any opponent bot that encroaches on the "space" occupied by Tesla. Note this includes a small margin above and below the main body. The surface finish from the hardening is not blackish as I had expected. It turns out they used a vacuum treatment where there is no oxygen present during heating.
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