Servo - February 2011

no problems. Go to www.devcon. com/products/ products.cfm? familyid=182 or it’s available at Ace Hardware. I think a little flexibility is a good thing."

"I've heard that there's two things you can do to improve your chances of bonding to slippery things like UHMW: 1) significant mechanical abrasion; and 2) flame treatment. It will roughen the surface and change the properties enough to enable bonding."

Regarding bonding RMP carbonfiber: "Surface prep, bonding conditions, and mechanical design will play as big a part in whether the bond fails as which adhesive you use. Make sure the surfaces fit together well, provide the largest surface area you can, and clamp them well during curing. SV

EVENT REPORT: Full Metal Carnage 2

Pushes R bot C mbat Over the Edge

● by Kevin M. Berry

The Queensland Robotics Sports Club teamed up with The Edge to present two full days of remote controlled carnage on November 27th and 28th. Thirty Ants, Beetles, and Feathers fought it out in a fully weaponed, hard fought series of battles. The event was held at The Edge — an offshoot of the Queensland State Library. The Edge is an arts and technology center geared at the younger crowd, and robot combat is a perfect fit for their mission.

One highlight was “Demon,” from builder Glen Rose. The weapon — a three kilo vertical disk — spun at 6,500 RPM for early

fights. During the event, QRSC officials requested Glen to reduce the RPM, but it still won the Featherweight division against Nick Martin's horizontal spinner “Scissorhands.” Major media coverage from newspapers and the local ABC affiliate — coupled with lots of high speed video — made for a very well video'd event. Besides a LOT of You Tube postings, the QRSC posted some high speed footage at