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rsisk 27-05-2013 13:47

What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
So I think we have disassembled our pyramid for the last time and now I have a bunch of black iron pipe to figure out what to do with.

What are others doing with their pipe?

Recycle?
Craig's list?
Dumpster?
Yard art?

We have a full pyramid built to team drawing specs

Alex Cormier 27-05-2013 13:48

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rsisk (Post 1277367)
So I think we have disassembled our pyramid for the last time and now I have a bunch of black iron pipe to figure out what to do with.

What are others doing with their pipe?

Recycle?
Craig's list?
Dumpster?
Yard art?

I wonder what the craigslist ad would look like...


One, steel pyramid structure. Perfect for young child's home gymnasium.

Steel pyramid, not like the ones in egypt. only better.

:p

apples000 27-05-2013 13:51

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Ours was chopped up and made into a cart that holds aluminum extrusion. However we're saving 1 corner so that we can demonstrate our 30 point climb.

RoboMom 27-05-2013 13:51

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Any off-season events that can use them?

GBK 27-05-2013 13:52

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Could auction it off as a deer stand.

MichaelBick 27-05-2013 13:52

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by rsisk (Post 1277367)
So I think we have disassembled our pyramid for the last time and now I have a bunch of black iron pipe to figure out what to do with.

What are others doing with their pipe?

Recycle?
Craig's list?
Dumpster?
Yard art?

We have a full pyramid built to team drawing specs

We are building a 3 level climb off season and currently don't have a pyramid. If we can find space for it we'd love to have/buy yours off you given the right price.

mman1506 27-05-2013 16:17

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
sell it to one of those "pyramid power" people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_power :D

Yalib 27-05-2013 16:33

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Our pyramid is going to one of our mentors backyard.. his kids are crazy about it =P

orangemoore 27-05-2013 18:43

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
You could re purpose it as a overbuilt computer station.

jwallace15 27-05-2013 18:58

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
I like the idea of scrapping it. The money you could get could go to your team's funds!

We have scrap metal drives to raise funds for our team. We take over the local scrapyard tearing stuff apart!

It's a load of fun, and it's for a good cause!

Woolly 27-05-2013 19:31

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by orangemoore (Post 1277413)
You could re purpose it as a overbuilt computer station.

Pyramidal Server Rack?

Hallry 27-05-2013 20:01

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Our bridge from last year ended in one team member's basement...the same will probably happen with our pyramid :rolleyes:.

Jim Wilks 27-05-2013 21:20

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jwallace15 (Post 1277419)
I like the idea of scrapping it. The money you could get could go to your team's funds!

We have scrap metal drives to raise funds for our team. We take over the local scrapyard tearing stuff apart!

It's a load of fun, and it's for a good cause!

Don't know what the scrap steel prices are for you, but around here 1 cent per pound is typical. That doesn't yield much more than a buck for the pyramid.

Robo Hamsters 27-05-2013 21:24

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Anyone near us in Virginia that wants to get rid of one, we would be interested in it.

Walter Deitzler 27-05-2013 21:50

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
There has been discussion about turning ours into 4 trellises for climbing roses and such at schools, home, etc.

Maybe.

Boe 27-05-2013 23:19

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
you could always save the tubing if you have storage room never now what next years game element (or robot :ahh: ) will require

ToddF 28-05-2013 10:42

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
We have a request out for ANY surplus field elements for a shared public practice field at the Virginia Air and Space Center. (and carpet)

Nick Lawrence 28-05-2013 10:49

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Use the pipes as 'motivational' tools for students?

... Or just scrap the pipes if nobody wants em.

-Nick

Pauline Tasci 28-05-2013 13:26

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
What I have learned from my years in FRC:
You can make money on anything
SELL IT SELL IT
Unless you have a use for it or it is used in a future game.
Don't be so quick to get rid of the materials, you might find them useful!

Mk.32 28-05-2013 13:35

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Long steel tubes....

Air cannon time :D

Brandon_L 28-05-2013 14:28

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Lawrence (Post 1277525)
Use the pipes as 'motivational' tools for students?

all of my this

Woolly 28-05-2013 15:18

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
You could chop it up and weld it together to make some modern art trophies to give out at any competition based fundraiser.

orangemoore 28-05-2013 16:17

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Another idea I have his is that you could also use each level as raw material storage. From the floor to the first level could sheets of wood. From the first level to the second level could be used for long pieces of material such as 80/20. From the second to the third level you could use it for scrap pieces that could still be useful. Or on a different note you could cover a side of the pyramid with wood and you could use that as a place to brainstorm or put inspirational messages or safety concepts.

MooreteP 28-05-2013 17:02

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by LedLover96 (Post 1277448)
There has been discussion about turning ours into 4 trellises for climbing roses and such at schools, home, etc.

Maybe.

Two trellises maybe. How could you make four?

Greg McKaskle 28-05-2013 17:05

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Determine how to add pontoons for next year's game :)

Greg McKaskle

Walter Deitzler 28-05-2013 17:06

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MooreteP (Post 1277592)
Two trellises maybe. How could you make four?

Cut it at the corners and then offset it from the wall using wooden spacers.

Tem1514 Mentor 29-05-2013 13:02

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
No No No, keep it for next years game.

Just turn it upside down, put a platform on top and play king of the hill.:ahh:

Anyone that can make it on top wins if you can get it down after the game ends without climbing up.

Sam Drake 08-06-2013 19:03

Re: What to do with pyramid material after the season
 
I was planning of painting our pyramid green, wrapping some old vines around it/grow them on there, and then put a bunch of hanging plants on it. The way the rungs are offset will ensure that all the plants get rainwater and sun. The vines and paint will help it blend in some, once I get it started I will try to post a picture on here to show it. I'm a big fanatic when it comes to yard work and gardening, so the pyramid is going to be fun to use.


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