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Hey! Want to know more about Iron Wolf? You've come to the right place. Iron Wolf is a very typical battlebot to most, except for one major factor. The entire battlebot is constructed of 1/2" 16 Gauge Stainless Steel tubing. The baseplate is also 16 Gauge Stainless steel. Bearings mounts are stainless as well as the bearing casings. If you haven't noticed, we at Team Wolfpack like stainless steel. One of the reasons we do is because of it's high durability and ability to withstand stress and fatigue. People tend to be afraid of Stainless steel because it is a nightmare to drill, machine, and weld, not to mention it's heavy. Iron Wolf was originally supposed to be fully armored in stainless steel but it turns out we will be overweight if we do so. So we went with Titanium for armor (more expensive but lighter and very tough). It's weapon is a vertically spinning sawblade powered by the ever so popular EV warrior DC motor. The drive train seems to be very standard: 2 6" wheels (colsons), 6:1 reduction, #35 (3/8) chain driven, ran by 2 EV warriors on 24V. Another great aspect about Iron Wolf is that NOTHING in him is Aluminum. Actually the only thing in the bot that is aluminum are the flanges on the weapon blades bearings. Hey, there is nothing wrong with aluminum (makes great soda cans) so don't get the wrong impression :)
Be sure to check out our 4 picture pages, describing the construction and design of Iron Wolf.
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Click here to see a picture of Iron Wolf's electrical layout.
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