2010 B9 Buildoff in Burbank California
http://www.texasbuildoff.com/docs/info.html
| May 28 – 30, 2010 1200 Riverside Dr. # 313 Burbank, CA 91506 Cell: (214) 207-8226 |
| Friday: 1 PM – 6 PM; Dinner out Saturday: 9 AM – 5:30 PM, Dinner* @ 5:30 PM Sunday: 7:30 AM – Noon** |
| A note about this year’s Build Off: This isn’t a seminar. The focus of this year’s Build Off will be a workshop to develop solution(s) for Wrist & Claw animation and Arm Articulation. Please bring your ideas and any solutions, drawings, CAD files and a great attitude! This will be fun and informal. The end point (hopefully) will be something club members can construct with existing club parts. |
Scheduled times are for events that are concurrent to active building. Participation in demos, lectures, etc is encouraged however you can choose to continue building during those events. This is an informal, informative builders meet. Learn, Build, Teach but above all else have FUN!!!!
All Times are Central Standard Time
Friday May 15th 2009
12:00 Build Off Begins
1:00 Resurrection of a Dead Torso. The TimK Torso Repair Project Jerry Chevalier
2:00 Pickup of parts from North Dallas CNC (the machinist) from prior arrangements & Tour
3:00 Donut prep including truing the donut for the rockler bearing and trimming it for twist locks. James VanReenen
4:00 Pickup of parts from Detroit Customs (the painter) from prior arrangements
5:00 Bondo Practicum Part 1 – What is it?
Selection & Proper use of Fiberglass Resin/Epoxy, Bondo, Dynaglass, Evercoat, Kittyhair and glazing putty – Neil Ylanan
6:30 General Dinner Party starts! Night on the town!!!
Saturday May 16th 2009
09:00 Build Off Begins
09:00 Bondo Practicum Part 2 Preparing and Repairing the B9 Torso
Selection & Proper use of Fiberglass Resin/Epoxy, Bondo, Dynaglass, Evercoat, Kittyhair and glazing putty – Neil Ylanan
10:00 Electrical setup of the B9 – Bob Griener & Bob Ross
11:00 Roboduino demo and in-service. Use for the B9, R2 and C-3PO – Glenn Pipe
12:00 Lunch (On your own)
1:00 Convention Concepts to keep in mind. Liability, Licensing and Legalities – Wayne Orr & Jerry Chevalier
2:00 Making Collar Ribs and Vents with Acrylic stock & Jigs – Craig Reinbrecht & Bob Greiner
3:00 Taunt the web cam viewers!!!!!
3:30 Live Web Chat with Dick Tufeld. THE voice of the Lost in Space Robot!!!
4:30 Droid Races
5:30 Group Photos
6:30 Build Off BBQ Dinner(Provided) Texas Style!!! Food provided by Sonny Bryan’s BBQ RSVP required 
Sunday May 17th 2009
09:00 Build Off Begins
09:00 Use of the CF3 sound system and the 12 channel RF – Jerry Chevalier
09:30 How to prep and use the Replica neon back plate – Jerry Chevalier
10:00 How to assemble the Brain cup and Finger Light assembly – Jerry Chevalier
11:00 Awards
12:00 Build Off Ends
WOW, its been a year since the first build off! Where has the time gone! This year I think I will feature the resurrection of a dead torso and the problems that can and do occur with fiberglass. My original TimK torso that was damaged by a local paint shop here in Dallas. It was a beautifully prepared torso when it went in for a show room finish. We had added the SEM bumper coating material for the orange peel texture effect. Apparently that had a reaction with the solvents in the paint that was used. It caused a cascading reaction which melted portions of the torso. In an attempt to fix the problem, the paint shop dug into the gel coat into several areas further damaging the torso. Months of work and Bondo sculpting were ruined. In addition to that it looked like the torso had been dropped because the bottom of the torso had an impact fracture and raw fiberglass exposed (which they denied). We are going to show you how to fix that!
Most of us have used Bondo or similar products but most do not use it correctly and get suboptimal results. Unless you are a paint and body expert most simply do not have the exposure to master the use of this product and technique so this build off should help to select the correct product and how to use it. As we start to make our B9′s mobile we will start to see stress cracks pop up if they are not prepared correctly so we need to prevent this before they start to show up.
We will cover:
- Torso prep
- Bottom ring support to prevent stress fractures
- Donut prep including truing the donut for the rockler bearing and trimming it for twist locks.
- Selection & Proper use of Fiberglass Resin/Epoxy, Bondo, Dynaglass, Evercoat, Kittyhair and glazing putty
- Electrical setup of the B9 to allow for simultaneous AC and DC usage safely.
- This includes a detailed parts list and schematic to disengage your motor controller when your robot is charging so he wont take off on you unexpectedly while still being able to entertain the public safely.
- Use of the CF3 sound system and the 12 channel RF
- Roboduino programming and use in your robot
- Using RC relays for remote activation of robotic functions
- Remote control of the Soil sampler
- Remote control of the claws and arms
- Remote control of the bubble lifter
- Making Collar Ribs and Vents with Acrylic stock & Jigs
- How to prep and use the Replica neon back plate
- How to assemble the Brain cup and Finger Light assembly
- Copyright & Licensing issues. Fact vs. Fiction. An open discussion on what you need to know when you take your bubble headed booby to conventions and organized events.
- Live Web Chat with Dick Tufeld on Saturday.
- Droid races – for those that dare!!!
- The entire event will be be viewable on web camera and live chat at www.texasbuildoff.com
- Plus tours at the machine shop, paint and body shop and polish shop (for those that need their domes nice and shiny)
This Blog is for Event Updates only. Any files for presentations for scheduled events will be here.
