found a cave
 

hey yester day me and my cousin were up in the woods and found a cave i am gtoing to be building a robot to explor i have a pretty good amount of experince with making robots and stuff because some of our tech clubs we build them for compotitions so i am wantiong to build one to explore that cave i am going to use a army ait plane dc servo motor and am going to buy a nother spy cam off of ebay to see it i would like any help on anything and everything from tiers to color aeverything! i am really wanting to make it a 4x4 because well u know it is a cave i was wondering if there if there is a transfer case that i could buy so it dosent have any belts or gears that could malfunction of be messed up i also want to have a nice rear and front differental i want something that can stand a lot of torque i am going to make it out of allimunium for the chassi i also want to know what you think of the project i cant spend but like 25 or 30 bucks thanks

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yeah that would be cool, i'd not make something that has a steers arrangment "as such", like rc cars, personally i'd have 2 electric motors that ran 2 belts. i'd use 25 turn + motors. every slow but torquey. if u dont know whjat i mean ill post pics if u ask. i mean runs it with tank like characteristics )how its moves.
:Dhave fun

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like 1 motor controls 1 belt and the other motor controls the other belt!:D

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yeah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 :D SPOT ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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lol:)

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Is the cave too small to go in yourself?

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no but i know it is rwally deep and down far we through a 8 foot tall dead tree and could not see it

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This sounds like a topic for the robot forum too ;)

Tank treads would be a good way to go, maybe even a walking robot

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hey i need some real building advice such as parts and stuff !

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hey i need some real building advice such as parts and stuff !

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LOL how r u gonna get the machine down there? if its just a drop?

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You really don't need a robot for that. Get a If you have an offroad RC, not even hobby quality and get one of those real time cameras like from lakeshore.com and a flashlight, then put them on the car, put it to the bottom of the cave and watch the camera on a TV as you drive around.

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you would want a tether not only to lower it down but to pull it back up. and if it gets stuck you will want a tether or else you will have to go in after it.

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Get a rope and go exploring. I say go yourself, it will be an adventure. Make sure you bring a buddy and he has a cell phone, just in case. If you do build something to go down there you should post some pictures of it, and whats down there.... the boogieman, lol.

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:eek: the boogy man wont be down there, he lives underman bed....silly head

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thanks but i need some more building advice and tips also some other comments for the fun of it:D

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This is bad advice. If you happened to get hurt or stuck down there, you would end up dead. A cell phone will not work in a cave. If you don't have the proper equipment, chances of an accident are way up.

If you do decide to explore it yourself. Show someone where it is, tell them when you're going and when you plan on being back, then stick to what you've said. Read up on caving as much as you can beforehand. Bring 3 sources of light each (with brand-new batteries).

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use a rope, flashlight, video camera and duct tape. i think you know what im saying.

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i want to build a robot too but i amthinking about just going down myself and machetty

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So did you ever go exploring? or did you ever build a robot or something to drive down there?

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Maybe he is stuck in that cave?

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I just found his website: ;)

http://www.holy*****e.com/caver/page1.html

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creepy

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Great story, and very entertaining.

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I read some of it here and there, any one else curious to why he never wrote anything after he finally dicided to return? Think he is eaten up in there?