Laminating 101

Here's a quick run down on the laminated pices, First we took five card sections and placed one on top of the other using a layer of contact adhesive between each one, make sure you dont stick it to the bench. Dont worry about the edges just make sure to get a good coating all over the face of the piece right up to the edge but not dripping over it or you will stick it to the press.
Now take the stack and place between two flat mdf or ply boards, place a heavy weight like some water bottles or bricks , around 5-10 kgs is fine depending on the firmness of the dard you use, on top of the pile and leave for around 10 mins , lift off the bricks and leave the board on top overnight to keep flat.
Now do this so you have 4 to six sections depending on how strong you want it to be, or even make up thicker ones with 10 or more layers. but watch the weight.
When its dry, trim the edges of the holes and sides and coat the inside of the corrugated card to reinforce it and help water proof the card, a final coat of glue over the whole pice then hung up to dry will make it last quite a while so your hard work dosent go down the drain.

Body Ring prototype (cad-01a)

First design for the main stay of the body ring system.
Pin locator's and matched wiring ducts running though the ring allow interlocking of the rings to allow a stronger design and make it easier to line up the internal ports, this will minimize cable damage during assembly of the chassis.

Features

• Modular design
• rounded edges for comfort and improved appearance
• Multi direction sensor ports
• Reconfigurable design that allows easy breakdown and reassembly
• Ability to resized and fabricated to suit many applications using a range of techniques and materials, including nylon, aluminium and acrylic plastic
• Durable and cost effective design

Further development of these section's will allow for increased usage with more sensors and other options like servo mount rings for arms and side pods.