Free Stuff WOOHOO
 

Hey check this out FIRST is giving it away

http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/yardsale2002.htm

and can we possibly take into account what there giving away to mean a change in the kit.

Hmmmmm...... (Thinks to himself how much those teams with the forfty motor drives will have to go back to the drawing board when they relize FIRST is eliminating the Fisher Price)

Thats during River Rage I guess you could go in between matches or something.

River Rage and the Yard sale are across the river from each other but with traffic, I would count on about 15 minutes one way. But, an advisor could always go I guess.

Twenty teams coming as of today....

im dumb... im moving my post to here


can anyone pick up some stuff for me?

http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/yardsale2002.htm


with them just giving away all of this "surplus" stuff, maybe we will be getting some "new" stuff this year. they're giving away motors for free. hmmm....

Hrm, Im not doing anything this weekend..... Indianapolis Intl to Manchester for one day.... That might not be too bad, and heck i get a 70 pound weight allowance on the plane.... :D

i agree. why elese would they get rid of all the old surplus materials from the past. :) iwonder if that includes old FIRST signs ;) could use a couple of those to liven the shop

w00t!! I'll be there, I'll see if anyone else is interested in missing a match or two of River Rage to go!!!

If your interested in going find me at River Rage, I'll be hanging around my pit area (Team 237) and will more than likely have a camcorder in one hand! Find me early so we can plan!!! like around 8:00-9:00
I have room for about 4 people in my car, with trunk space as well. I have to see if anyone from my team wants to go first but, if there's room I'll be more than happy to drive. Let me know if anyone is interested.

Find me early so we can plan. I don't want to have a team advisor of yours think I'm trying to kidnap anyone! LOL

NH to IN and back - just drive
 

I drove out to Indiana (from NH) and back on a weekend a few years ago. Figure 1000 miles each way door to door. Leave Friday morning and get to Manchester in time to pick up free goodies. Nap a bit and drive home. You could make it for SUnday diner. I did. :)

hell yea i will be there, i lovvvvvvvve free stuff, how do u think i built my battlebot???(muahahaha)



Badjokeguy

Meh I can't go lol I live too far away form NH. Ooo well thats why there is surplus.:) Two of the best used motors for battlebots are surplus.

Hm, I wonder why they're giving away the crimp tools and pneumatics equipment as well. Does this mean some change in the electrical or pneumatic portion of the kits? Pre-crimped wires seem inconvenient.

hmmm....

*pondering*
Yea it was kinda weird that they had a case of Thomas&Betts crimping tools, they are like 30 bucks a peice, i got three, but it seemed strange. o yea we might not have the chip's next year, its gonna be a mystery


Badjokeguy

what was in the giveaways?
 

anybody know exactly what was given away today? It might be a clue at what might NOT be in the kit this spring. The loss of window track motors would be a personal loss for me....

WC

Some things I saw:

• casters
• ball bearings
• Belimo torque (orange) motors
• Mabuchi motors
• Window Motors
• Fisher Price motors & gearboxes
• Pneumatic cylinders
• Pneumatic tanks
• Rocker switches
• Crimp tools
• Heat shrink tubing
• Electronic work boxes
• Johnson Electric motors
• Micro-switches

I know for a fact that one kid on my team got a box of 18 Atwood Chipuha motors.