The materials you’ll need are:
1. Two Fingertech ESC speed controllers
2. Two Fingertech 22-to-1 motors
3. Two Fingertech aluminum motor mounts
4. One Li-Po battery 7. 4 volt, 320 milliamps
5. One metal gear servo capable of handling 7.4V
6. One Spectrum DX5-e radio
7. One Spectrum receiver
8. 6” x 6” titanium sheet, .032” thick
9. 8” x 11” polycarbonate sheet, .0925” thick
10. 8” x 11” Garolite sheet, .078” thick
11.One rigid L piece 1.5” x 2" (lifter only)
12.Servo saver mid-size (clamp only)
13. Two brass hinges
14.Four 2-56 screws; Allen head
15. 40 button head 4-40 screws
16. 10 4-40 locknuts
17.Heat shrink, 1/8" diameter
18.One pair Fingertech wheel hubs
19.One pair 2-1/4" Lite Flite tires
20.One female JST lead
21.Li-Po charger
All of these materials are available on Fingertech website at
www.fingertechrobotics.com/products.php?cat=Robot+Kits.
The tools you’ll need are:
1. Soldering iron with solder
2. Hand drill with 1/8" bit
3. Pair of heavy duty shears
4. 3/32 and 1/16 Allen wrenches
5. Six inch caliper
6. Hammer
7. Punch or sturdy nail
8. Spray can of WD- 40
9. Dremel tool with cutoff wheel
and sanding wheel
10. Metal file
11. Wire cutters
12. CA glue
Optional (but helpful):
Drill press
Belt sander
Heat gun
1. We need to modify our servo so
that it can fit flush against the back
plate.
2. To do this, we’ll start by sanding off
the black clip closest to the servo horn.
3. Use your Dremel tool with either a
cutoff wheel or a sanding wheel to cut
off the black clip.
4. Next, we will cut a slot so the wires can run out the back of the servo and not
the top. Remove the four screws on the back of the servo, then remove the back
plate. Elongate the existing hole with your Dremel tool using the cutoff wheel.
5. Screw the back plate back on. You
now have a modified servo.
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