Still 'N Shock 2

This was my bot this year

At the Swpa it got first place and got into a three way tie for coolest bot

At nationals it took second ,best doc, and national champion

over all it has 16 wins and 2 losses

Do you happen to have any pictures of it next to the old?

ill get that tommorrow

How do you secure your weapon axle in your mounts?

so i assume that there are bushings in the weapon that the weapon spins on

They tried a bushing in the frame to try to help cushion the shaft but the ended up just blowing out
I don't think they use them anymore
Bearing in the weapon

ok cool thats what i run

on my last match one of the bearings cracked/shattered

this is the first time we broke one with the weapon staying in one piece

Still 'n Shock 2 vs Fabius semifinials



Still 'n Shock 2 vs adam



Still 'n Shock 2 vs Crunchtime

my mags decided to break at the end

Ever thought about needle bearings? I like them more than ball bearings, mostly because they spread the force of a hit out over a greater portion of the shaft. Of course, if you've only blown one ball bearing after all that abuse, it probably doesn't matter.

Needle bearings could make the bot last a lot longer before a major repair, though

not using needle bearings may be due to the possibility of the 'needle' rollers damaging the shaft. With the radial loads that weapon shafts may be subjected to, if the material of the rollers are harder than that of the shaft, then the rollers may mar the shaft and therefore reduce the bearing's effectiveness. I think that was the main reason why I've never chosen to use a needle roller bearing for a weapon application.