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  I shall start a blog
  , 17th July 2018 at 16:17
  I wasnt ready for the new series of Robotwars, Its not an excuse, i just lacked time, there is a new generation of builders that can spend their time on building these machines, testing is the key, going to live events can be the difference to getting a reliable robot. I built Push to Exit in a very short time and its first fights were on the show, it had potential but in all honesty i should have put more time into it....saying that we put a lot of time into our first robots on the origional series ...
  , 28th June 2018 at 11:15
  Starting a blog, never done one. so I shall start one and come back to post from time to time. who reads this...god knows.
  Robotwars has been and gone...twice...so where to from here, King of Bots, it doesnt suit me doing that flying to and fro china i am simply too busy.
  Live events, well that certainly is an option still but again my life seems to be filled with work and enjoying my family life, why would i change that.
  I still have push to exit half built with all the bits ...
  , 25th February 2018 at 22:47
  Everyone is so willing to share thoughts and experience. Which is really ...
  , 28th December 2017 at 20:47
  There was a theme to my Christmas presents this year, you couldn't guess?
  A bench drill and vice
  A Dremel 3000
  Even a robot themed notebook and pen
  The wife even got me thermals so I am warmer in garage
  I also got a Maplin and had an Argos voucher from my birthday
  The Maplin voucher I spent a few pounds on more accessories for the Dremel
  The Argos voucher I am putting towards a Dremel Versatip
  All I need is some parts to arrive ...
  , 2nd December 2017 at 10:57
  I have been reading Ant threads recently.
  There are too many choices. There are so many cool ants out there and they look cheap to make. They are definitely on my to do list. But I have to keep focused and finish a Beetle and a Feather as I originally planned.
  I am ironing out the issues I had discovered in rendering the Beetle "Evil K'Weevil" in CAD. Initial design was over weight, with the original shape the surface area (so armour required) was too large, ...