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RC Lawnmower

Post by marketus » Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:20 pm

Hello. Does anyone make a RC Lawnmower? I saw a couple of websites that explains the making of but I just want to know if you already did one to advice me

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Re: RC Lawnmower

Post by RetroRocket » Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:32 pm

Literally the only thing I can think of right now...
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Kidding aside, a quick perusal of Pinterest will net you a variety of results. But basically, you'll need to construct steering (cable or rack and pinion), throttle control servo and possibly a remote start. If you wanted it to be autonomous, that'll be a Roomba.
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Re: RC Lawnmower

Post by marketus » Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:36 pm

hahahaha the fact is I understand the electronics but I've never soldered iron and metal and I'm afraid to do it wrong. A gameboy zero is simple but an iron shell?? I don't know...

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Re: RC Lawnmower

Post by RetroRocket » Wed Jul 05, 2017 8:47 pm

marketus wrote:
Wed Jul 05, 2017 12:36 pm
hahahaha the fact is I understand the electronics but I've never soldered iron and metal and I'm afraid to do it wrong. A gameboy zero is simple but an iron shell?? I don't know...
Well, you can't solder iron, but you can weld it which is an entirely different skillset. But you don't need to know how to weld to make a basic framework. It'd be a less elegant solution but you could make a steering frame like the one in the above picture with just drilled holes and bolts. If you're interested I'd look into projects other folks have done: there has been an R/C just about everything you can imagine with complete guides since the technology has been around for decades.

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