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Re: Caliper Steering
Posted: November 25th, 2018, 4:35 am
by antoine_ego
MadCow2357 wrote:
First of all, welcome back
! I thought you weren't active on the forums anymore... I think I speak for all of us when I say your presence is much needed and appreciated!
Anyways, would the advantage of using a plastic dial caliper be the easiness of drilling it? My partner got a stainless steel one, and so we're not even gonna bother drilling. Wondering if a nice plastic one could be the solution to our problems...
You could try epoxy. I know Bazinga epoxied his caliper to his EV build.
Re: Caliper Steering
Posted: November 25th, 2018, 1:46 pm
by retired1
There is a 9.99 one at the same site that is probably just as good.
For stainless ones, you might look into plastic mirror clamps. Cheap from big box stores.
Re: Caliper Steering
Posted: November 26th, 2018, 3:52 pm
by windu34
MadCow2357 wrote:
First of all, welcome back
! I thought you weren't active on the forums anymore... I think I speak for all of us when I say your presence is much needed and appreciated!
Anyways, would the advantage of using a plastic dial caliper be the easiness of drilling it? My partner got a stainless steel one, and so we're not even gonna bother drilling. Wondering if a nice plastic one could be the solution to our problems...
The advantage is in the weight, although drilling followed by nut/bolt and epoxy sounds much better than just epoxy.
Re: Caliper Steering
Posted: November 28th, 2018, 2:58 pm
by karanbe123
windu34 wrote:MadCow2357 wrote:
First of all, welcome back
! I thought you weren't active on the forums anymore... I think I speak for all of us when I say your presence is much needed and appreciated!
Anyways, would the advantage of using a plastic dial caliper be the easiness of drilling it? My partner got a stainless steel one, and so we're not even gonna bother drilling. Wondering if a nice plastic one could be the solution to our problems...
The advantage is in the weight, although drilling followed by nut/bolt and epoxy sounds much better than just epoxy.
I think nut or bolt should be enough although it depends on the initial infrastructure. Accuracy is more important in terms of score, but speed is going to become increasingly important as the year goes on so sometimes weight should also be taken into account.
Re: Caliper Steering
Posted: November 28th, 2018, 3:41 pm
by shrewdPanther46
karanbe123 wrote:windu34 wrote:MadCow2357 wrote:
First of all, welcome back
! I thought you weren't active on the forums anymore... I think I speak for all of us when I say your presence is much needed and appreciated!
Anyways, would the advantage of using a plastic dial caliper be the easiness of drilling it? My partner got a stainless steel one, and so we're not even gonna bother drilling. Wondering if a nice plastic one could be the solution to our problems...
The advantage is in the weight, although drilling followed by nut/bolt and epoxy sounds much better than just epoxy.
I think nut or bolt should be enough although it depends on the initial infrastructure. Accuracy is more important in terms of score, but speed is going to become increasingly important as the year goes on so sometimes weight should also be taken into account.
Having a massive car won't really bother you in terms of speed imo
Re: Caliper Steering
Posted: November 28th, 2018, 5:27 pm
by windu34
karanbe123 wrote:windu34 wrote:MadCow2357 wrote:
First of all, welcome back
! I thought you weren't active on the forums anymore... I think I speak for all of us when I say your presence is much needed and appreciated!
Anyways, would the advantage of using a plastic dial caliper be the easiness of drilling it? My partner got a stainless steel one, and so we're not even gonna bother drilling. Wondering if a nice plastic one could be the solution to our problems...
The advantage is in the weight, although drilling followed by nut/bolt and epoxy sounds much better than just epoxy.
I think nut or bolt should be enough although it depends on the initial infrastructure. Accuracy is more important in terms of score, but speed is going to become increasingly important as the year goes on so sometimes weight should also be taken into account.
Depends on what you think "enough" is. If youre trying to get <2cm accuracy, I would advise adding a layer of epoxy because the smallest shifts that seem microscopic can have compounding effects and mess you up by a couple of cm's. Of course if this is not a concern to you, then you're right, epoxy isnt all that necessary
Re: Caliper Steering
Posted: January 1st, 2019, 9:09 am
by Kai0721
I’m assuming digital calipers are not allowed because it is an electric component other than those listed in the rules. Am I correct?
Re: Caliper Steering
Posted: January 1st, 2019, 9:27 am
by MadCow2357
Kai0721 wrote:I’m assuming digital calipers are not allowed because it is an electric component other than those listed in the rules. Am I correct?
Yes.
Re: Caliper Steering
Posted: January 1st, 2019, 4:05 pm
by RishithR
builder83 wrote:Let me know how it goes. I ended up going with a bolt adjustment that was easier imo and accurate. I messed around with a metal caliper but thought it was too heavy. Didn't want to try a plastic one but it might work. I am pretty much to the same problem I had last year with a little skid at 11 plus meters when the car has too much momentum. The curves are cool but I am sticking to a 40cm gap playing it safe for regionals I think. Will have to get some time in a gym to calibrate everything still. Might get crazier than that. I am guessing 20 cm gap will be used at states? Just guessing.
How do you use a plastic caliper to steer the car?
Re: Caliper Steering
Posted: January 1st, 2019, 5:32 pm
by MadCow2357
pigeon wrote:builder83 wrote:Let me know how it goes. I ended up going with a bolt adjustment that was easier imo and accurate. I messed around with a metal caliper but thought it was too heavy. Didn't want to try a plastic one but it might work. I am pretty much to the same problem I had last year with a little skid at 11 plus meters when the car has too much momentum. The curves are cool but I am sticking to a 40cm gap playing it safe for regionals I think. Will have to get some time in a gym to calibrate everything still. Might get crazier than that. I am guessing 20 cm gap will be used at states? Just guessing.
How do you use a plastic caliper to steer the car?
Same as a metal caliper.