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6. MECHANICS
IMPORTANT: First read all the instructions about the mechanics !
Follow the step-by-step instructions for the mechanical assembly as shown in this
manual. Read and work very accurately. This is the best way to avoid assembly
failures. When you follow these instructions and study the drawings and comments
carefully, you have a big chance the robot will work directly and without any problems.
Also a great help is the picture on the package. You can see very clearly how the robot
should look like. Best is that you only take out the parts from the packages and frames
when you need them! Sometimes parts or bags are numbered. All parts fit perfectly so
you do not need to use force to assemble this robot! Do not hurry and once more, best
is to read all instructions first before you actually start to assemble.
Possible extra tools which can be handy:
Hobby knife
Tweezer
Small plastic hammer
How to cut the plastic parts
To take out the plastic parts from a
frame, use a sharp hobby knife or a
cutting plier. Cut carefully and take
of the bosses with a knife to make it
smooth.
Do not cut parts from a frame
when you do not need them
directly!
Assembly of a gear to an ax
When you install a gear or a pinion to an ax or shaft, like
the pinion to the motor shaft, you must be very careful. Be
100% sure you put the right gear onto the right ax. Best way
is always to press the gear on the shaft with your hands.
When you cannot manage it this way, use a very small plas-
tic hammer. When you use a hammer, you can protect the
gear or the shaft by putting a piece of wood or carton
between the hammer and the part you will hit on.