mattbrailsford
Hey Guys,
I'm just starting off a new project after I got an Omnibot 2k off ebay. I'll be creating a project page for it soon, but I thought I'd share a little bit of it now.
When I dismantled the bot, and gave it a clean, I noticed that the wheels were pretty degraded. I know josh can create new ones, but being new to this, I really wanted to learn something new, so decided to make my own mould.
What I did then, was to carefully remove one of the existing tyres and then used a sealer to seal all the cracks.
I then setup a box for it, and also attached a kind of funnel to help pore in the ruber (turns out it wasn't that great, but you've gotta try these things
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I then cast the hole thing in silicone
Finally, I then cast the tire and tada
I think it worked pretty well. The only bad bit is that I don't think I mixed the rubber to cast the tire very well as it's a little sticky. But hey, not bad for my first attempt
Hey Guys, I remember one member here posted he would still have some of these parts you, Matt, need. Maybe youll have to open up another thread and ask about it! @Troy: if you ever have gears from your Omnibot 2000 arm to pass on, let me know. I got spare gears from Josh already but I am still looking for another few to fix up another arm. Mike
Sure point out which you need. Im packing up my stuff right now for the move. All of the extra stuff is disorganized in a large zip top bag.
Well, I could have a use for just any part you wouldnt need anymore pretty much, since I have a few Omnis. Lower arm gears, upper arm gears, whatever you could pass on.... P.S. To prevent this from getting off-topic, just drop me a message: xxx
Awesome news! I now have an email from Tomy granting me permission to sell my reproduction tires without a problem so long as I make clear they are in no way supported or affiliated by Tomy
Whoop whoop
That's fantastic! Good luck!
Wow that's good news. Its always good to have it in writing. It also means you can make as many as you like!
That's great news, so when can I place my order
I may replace mine just for the color choices!