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alexander.h

08-04-2014 18:16

Where to buy a new pit?

Hello! We're a Montreal-based team and we're thinking of changing our pit for next year. We're wondering where we could purchase one that is not too expensive, but conform to the rules. Thanks!

Tyler2517

08-04-2014 18:19

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

Try building one... Wood is a great material and is not to speedy. We make ours fold up for easy transport/storage.

EricH

08-04-2014 18:20

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

Purchase a pit? Very, very few teams buy theirs. Elements, yes. The whole thing, no.

You have an offseason. You have a 10' cube to work with (make sure it can shrink to 8'x8'x10' high). I highly suggest taking a fair amount of time during this "offseason" to design and build a pit layout/structure, which may involve manufacturing and/or buying elements. Maybe start by taking a walk through the "organization" section of an office supply or home improvement store.

alexander.h

08-04-2014 18:22

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

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Originally Posted by EricH (Post 1371363)

Our old one was made out of 4" black PVC tubes which we had purchased.

George C

08-04-2014 18:22

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

Have a look at ours here http://1334.ca/content/Pit_Design_and_Construction.pdf
Several other teams have more-or-less copied it.

alexander.h

08-04-2014 18:25

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

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Originally Posted by George C (Post 1371365)

Have a look at ours here http://1334.ca/content/Pit_Design_and_Construction.pdf
Several other teams have more-or-less copied it.

How exactly could we get our hands on one of these?

Foster

08-04-2014 18:35

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

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Originally Posted by alexander.h (Post 1371369)

How exactly could we get our hands on one of these?

Based on the great instructions and your abilities to build robots, I'd guess you could build one before your first off-season event.

That is a super-spiffy design, you might want to ask teams in your area and maybe do a build-a-thon to make a few.

alexander.h

08-04-2014 18:39

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

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Originally Posted by Foster (Post 1371374)

Hey ... you're right!

JCharlton

08-04-2014 18:39

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

It's a great design project for your team during the off-season. Take a look at this thread for some other ideas:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=128156

AllenGregoryIV

08-04-2014 19:55

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

We use regular plastic shelving as the outside corners of our pit. We made a pit design guide as well.

It's pretty simple and functional.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2706

alexander.h

08-04-2014 19:59

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

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Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV (Post 1371412)

We use regular plastic shelving as the outside corners of our pit. We made a pit design guide as well.

It's pretty simple and functional.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/2706

I took a look at the PDF. You guys have a pretty nice-looking pit!

Dunngeon

09-04-2014 02:22

Re: Where to buy a new pit?

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Originally Posted by George C (Post 1371365)

Have a look at ours here http://1334.ca/content/Pit_Design_and_Construction.pdf
Several other teams have more-or-less copied it.

We built this for 2014, replacing our old 80/20 pit, and it works great. Goes together in under 30 minutes, and comes apart quicker.

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