I want to use the pololu chassis as the base for my robot project, but I need to mount a Lynxmotion robotic arm to it. So, my plan was to get a deck made (by your laser, possibly) that has mounts for the arm… but I don’t know any of the specs of the chassis. Could I just send you the specs of the arm and where I want it placed and have you cut a circle chassis with the holes for mounting the deck, and for the arm… or do I need to draw the whole thing out?
I don’t know how much the arm weighs, but I’m not sure if the chassis will handle the weight (or size). We wouldn’t do the file modification, but we can email you the drawing, and you can put in extra holes wherever you want. You can probably get two or three for our $25 minimum.
We’re not set up to sell acrylic. You should try to find a local place; they might even have free or cheap scrap. You might also ask local sign makers for supplier recommendations. If you want to order online, I’d just do some searches. I know we got some stuff from Sloan’s Woodshop many years ago (before we did laser cutting), so you might start there.
Acrylic also isn’t the best material if you’re not using a laser cutter. Some local robot guys like working with expanded PVC, which is available with different trade names like Sintra or Komatex. It’s light and quite easy to work with with using simple tools (I think you can cut it with a sharp knife).
Thanks for the info. I live in a pretty closed off community… and in Canada. I only asked because I’m planning on buying other things, so it would save on shipping. Oh well, I’m sure I’ll find something.
I’m also going to university in the fall, so worst case I can get some then. I can probably even get access to a CNC machine…