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Bingo. It slides out 5 inches so that we get the same geometry to score with if FUEL is piled in front of the peg.

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Definitely an interesting combination of colors. What made you guys choose this particular combination of colors?

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What are you doing to get paint to stick to your aluminum? Zinc chromate? Scuff and pray? Or did you find another method that works? I've tried a few over the years and only zinc chromate has worked but I hate paying for it.

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Our Official logo/shirts:



A thorough degrease with acetone and then sprayed with rustoleum paint+primer. I run a side-business making a variety of custom things, and we've had good luck with that approach.

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[quote=JamesCH95;1637732]Our Official logo/shirts:

Ah, now I see why, it'll be interesting to see how it looks when built.

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I'm hoping that the robot will look a little something like this:



CAD is nominally done at this point.

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Practice robot is progressing:



Laziest climber spool construction ever:

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Are those hex shafts just larger pieces of hex that have been broached out?
Cause that would be really useful to use...

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I'll do you one better:

1/2in ID, 3/4in OD hex tube

3/4in ID, 1in OD hex tube

They generally have a great slip-fit to each other and to the 1/2in solid hex shaft that we all know and love.

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Hey, man, you don't speak for me. Some of us are still fighting against the Hex Shaft Monoculture that's destroying the keyway spirit that made FRC what it is.

Viva La Roll Pin!

:p

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One better indeed!!!

This is helpful.

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Chained the practice robot's drive train and started mounting pneumatic storage tanks.



Chained the winch and installed some floating tensioners.



The guts have power! We're starting all the IT overhead, Talon addressing, etc. Getting a powered on robot before week 4 is pretty good for us.



We've been having a few assembly issues, nothing a few washers can't fix, but it is certainly slowing us down a little.

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Extremely excited to see this robot

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Thanks! We look forward to showing it off!

Punched out bumper parts on my CNC router.



We utilize bridging to keep setups simple. Easy to model in HSMWorks.



After slicing them out on a band saw, plus a quick touch-up with a palm sander, they're ready for beveling. I have a DeWalt chop saw that uses a super bright LED to cast a shadow of the blade on the part. Supremely better than a laser and provides great illumination. Cannot recommend strongly enough!



Look at all those layers of Birch plywood...

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Assembly, plumbing, and wiring continue:



And the gear mechanism works nicely under its own power.

We intend to open up flow control valves and see how fast we can push things.