VCR Robot Wars.

This little desktop gadget is a really fun and cool thing to do to entertain yourself when you are bored.

The VCR Robot Wars is, as you may have guessed, made out of an old VCR.The actual robots themselves are made using some various part from the internals of the VCR. The 2 robots are attached onto the pulleys on the inside, which when you turn a cog at the back, the robots turn opposite ways and fight each other!

(Check out the 3rd and 4th pictures for a view of the mechanism of how the pulley turns the robots)

***ADIVCE: ALWAYS TAKE CARE WHEN USING SHARP OR HEAVY TOOLS***


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Step 1: Materials

These are the materials you are going to need.

Tools:
Pliers
Hammer
Small/big flathead screwdriver
Scissors
Zipties (Small, medium and large)
Compass + Pencil
Pencil/marker
You may use a dremel if you wish.

Materials:
An old VCR

Got that stuff? Good, then let's get cracking! :-)
shadow98 says: Apr 2, 2011. 12:16 PM
nice
Motoraton says: Mar 9, 2010. 8:45 PM
Nice!!!
TigerNod says: Mar 4, 2010. 7:44 AM
Ah, finnally something useful to do with an "outdated" VCR. 5 stars, definatly. Oh, and I'll remind you when voting.
webby427 says: Feb 25, 2010. 8:46 AM
Voting
Hiyadudez (author) in reply to webby427Feb 25, 2010. 9:37 AM
Thanks! Glad you like it.
webby427 in reply to HiyadudezFeb 27, 2010. 7:36 AM
when is voting
knexsuperbuilderfreak says: Feb 25, 2010. 1:12 PM
wow great idea maybe a video in action?

Hiyadudez (author) in reply to knexsuperbuilderfreakFeb 25, 2010. 1:30 PM
Thanks! Did you rate?
knexsuperbuilderfreak in reply to HiyadudezFeb 26, 2010. 3:26 AM
yeh i rated =P
noahw says: Feb 25, 2010. 1:55 PM
Looking good dudez, looking good.  But video, I gotta see some video of the robots fighting.  Do they go faster in FF mode than they do in PLAY?
Hiyadudez (author) in reply to noahwFeb 25, 2010. 11:51 PM
Unfortunately, my video camera what I use to record all of my videos is broken :S

I'll try get one up as soon as possible.

But I'm glad you like it :-)
Shadowman39 says: Feb 25, 2010. 2:31 PM
Awesome! Do you have a video? 5*
Stephen D. Alverez says: Feb 25, 2010. 9:36 AM
 I think it's "disclaimer," not advice, pretty good though!
Hiyadudez (author) in reply to Stephen D. AlverezFeb 25, 2010. 1:31 PM
Did you rate?
Hiyadudez (author) in reply to Stephen D. AlverezFeb 25, 2010. 9:41 AM
Thanks! Glad you like it.
~KGB~ says: Feb 25, 2010. 8:32 AM
nice idea! 5*
Hiyadudez (author) in reply to ~KGB~Feb 25, 2010. 8:33 AM
Thanks! I've entered it into the Dead Computer Contest!
~KGB~ in reply to HiyadudezFeb 25, 2010. 12:43 PM
no problem! cool!
knex_builder_freak says: Feb 25, 2010. 9:35 AM
EPIC!!! I will vote for this!

Just make sure you remind me too ok? good.
Hiyadudez (author) in reply to knex_builder_freakFeb 25, 2010. 9:40 AM
Thanks! Im glad you like it.
knex_builder_freak in reply to HiyadudezFeb 25, 2010. 11:01 AM
Your welcome!
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