Robocain custom build

[magengar]

CNC machining does wonders for all sorts
of metal, iron, and steel materials... if you have
a CNC machine shop of yer own, the sky's the limit
building custom toys! ;D

zozo-Magengar

[candyman]

LOL, yeh you guys are funny, feast your eyes on my huge computerised setup

[Otaru Ikari]

WOW! Almost missed the thread. Awesome work.

Now were you hiding the rest of the batcave? ;D

Kidding aside, thanks for sharing.

[magengar]

Damn, look at all that machinery...
It all COMPUTERIZED!
I envy you ... N V U !!!
IIIIIIIII Looooove toooo haaaaaate youuuuuuuuuuu! LOL!
I envy you so much I beat up the
dude at his computer next to me
here at the public library! ;D

zozo-magengar

[candyman]

Im sorry not being a regular round here I cant tell if your being sarcastic or not . I was, its a manual mill and lathe they were quite cheap. Couple of years back I made this:

www.ukmonsters.co.uk/oldmadwebspace/WA2000%20Build%20pics/wa2000.htm

using nothing more than hacksaw, files, a vice, pilar drill and a dremel.




Ok starting on the hip, not easy to see the shape of the curves, especially round the butt.

started with 2 big chunks, this way I can attach the legs from the hip side then sandwich the two halfs together.



bit of a big curve to do by hand so using the rotary table to get the shape



something like that, drilled through the middle and everything lines up, turned a spacer (right) to hold the leg away from the hip



looks ok, dimentions feel right



now having to put the bevel on both sides, I did consider fitting it back up on the rotary table but that would have been a pain so im doing it by hand.

[magengar]

I'm mesmorized seeing your work there,
and again I'm speechless.
You are so right, if yer gonna make something
do a 100% good bloody job at it. Hands Down!
The patience and dexterity to build these types
of custom items can't be measured in the mere mind...
...Some folks have it, others don't.

Thanks for sharing!

zozo-magengar

[KingboyD]

Man, your work is phenomenal! I wish I had the skillz to do something like this. I've done some machining in the past, but nothing like this. I can really appreciate the level of difficulty involved. Thanks for keeping us abreast of your progress.

[candyman]

Thank you for your kind words

Beveled the other edge to match and cut a recess then made a plate to secure the 2 halves together, looks pretty close to the real one (you'll see later)



next groin, what fun. Rough shape out of delrin



had to file the matching curve by hand



......... next followed a lot of hacking away, and swearing where I forgot to take pics, I got a bit involved



something like that



attached with hardware as per the pic.

[droutmaster]

wow, this will look so awesome when its done. btw when you finish this project, do you have plans for another project?

[candyman]

well im only 100 hours into this, there is potentially 700-900 hours left. I will need to be 100% focused on this to finish it. so no more about other projects for now

Ok on to the rear end!

hand to cut pieces like this on the mill as theres never much to grip in the vice



2nd one





trimmed back



picture on the left, see the little plate that joins the 2 halves together



rather carefully milled the grooves out



then drilled, countersunk and tapped with 2mm hardware.

[snowdog]

Wow!! Can't help feeling impressed at each set of new pics. Keep them coming

[candyman]

Now onto the waist/torso,

bit of guess work here, hard to estimate the shape and size of the plate.



trimmed and rounded



...after looking at the pics again i decided this is too thick



so took 1mm off the top and put the holes in it. Picture in the background for reference.



used a slitting saw to cut the slots



onto the big lump in the middle



this looks a bit big too..... hmm



might end up taking it down a bit, be glad to get this stupid bit out the way!

[xiombarg]

I'm guessing this is a fairly expensive project, no? Like how much are these blocks of metal per cubic inch/foot and are you getting a discount by chance?

[candyman]

metals cheap, ebay is a great source of ally, plus I have quite a lot laying about. Half the cost is the metal and half hardware, some of the screws are quite hard to find and I want to get everything perfect. £200 so far, I have a running total on my site

www.ukmonsters.co.uk/robocain

[chachipower]

wow, most of us are freaks for metal robots.. I know I am, and aside from that I love the industrial feel of machined pieces. This project blends the two together, awesome work, Im definitely keeping an eye on this thread

[candyman]

im struggling to see the parts on this plate, a lot of it is molded and im not going to do it exactly as it'll be all but covered by the cylinders and all the pipes and wires. So:



i'll have to fill all the gaps before painting, most of it will be covered anyway



onto the little U brackets fo the cylinders, I have to make 8 of these all exactly the same.



cop them all off



mill each one to the same size, both ends, boooooring



then file the curve on each one exactly the same.... booooooooooooring



then mill the gap out......... STILL boring

[candyman]

well and hour later. The gap is only 3mm so I have to cut 10mm (i think) down using a 3mm cuttter, the 3mm mill is quite delicate so I have to take light cuts so as not to clog the cutter. So something like .3mm per cut, so thats 30 passes per U bracket, times 8 brackets is.... tum tee tum 240 passes.



now drilled them all sides and bottom



got some material for the cylinders.... im not 100% on this, it looks a bit thin, the detail on the cylinders is crazy, im not sure there is enough room



turing away



cutting the rod first for a trial fit



cylinder



oh dear my initial suspisions are realised , after adding the 4 screws there is no material for the 2 verticle screws and it does look too small, which I suppose is a good thing.



pic of the real thing for reference:



while I wait for thicker rod to be delivered i'll get on with a left leg bit.



a lot easier with one to copy

[candyman]

Bit of a delay on this update i've been rather busy.

finishing off the other thigh



cold up the garage the other night, didnt help the gas in my heater ran out brrrrrrrrrr



easy when there is a part to copy



center it up with a little pointer i made.



then take it round



nearly there, just the easy bits to do.



boring the holes in the sides and drilling and tapping everything



turned the other spacer and there we are



gave myself a big pat on the back for getting this hard bit out the way for good.

[magengar]

I just Gotta bookmark this thread for safe-keeping.
This is the most industrious thread I've ever seen
since I joined RJ; and if this keeps up, we could soon
see this mecha walking through town! ;D
Rock On!

zozo-Magengar

[snowdog]

Great job Candyman!