The endcaps/bearing cups for my drum are almost finished. The last step is going to be a little tricky without a rotary table in our milling machine, but I'll find a way. I need to cut the two tabs out of the big disc that I left for that purpose, and drill the two interfacing holes for the tapped ends of the teeth on the drum. The TinyESCs came today, along with my bearings and shaft and top armor (I'm not revealing what that is yet... :P but it should be good). I haven't started my frame yet, but that's the next step after I finish these endcaps.
My dad HAS started machining his frame from a solid block of 6061, and I actually have a photo of it (before he started cutting away the insides, though). It has a spinning weapon on the front end, a different battery, and bigger drive motors than mine, but otherwise the same internal components (weapon motor, ESCs, etc). It should be a good father-son bonding experience if/when we fight against each other!
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