Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Advance Materials List and Autodesk Virtual Kit of Parts Informat
 

3/8-16 isn't a length, but a thread type. The -16 means there are 16 threads per inch of bolt. The bolts are spec'd at 4" long.

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Advance Materials List and Autodesk Virtual Kit of Parts Informat
 

okay, thanks for clarification

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Has anyone had any luck finding the #7 deck screws? I got the #8 no problems.

I've tried Home Depot, Rona, HomeHardware and Brafaso....none of them had size 7. (Nearest thing I found were #7 wood screws @ home depot, but they were too short)

Thanks for any help :)

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That might also explain the carriage bolts. (If FIRST needed to hold that lexan in place, then they'd need something that didn't dig into the carpet.)

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Lexan is slippery. Diamond plate isn't. Looking at all the lumber - there will be platforms, steps, or a combination. Goals will be bins or raised troughs.
I can see the goals being on raised platforms, that have lexan on them. Both defending and scoring on a lexan surface will be 'interesting.'

I think the theme song for this years competition will be: "Slip Sliding Away."

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Advance Materials List and Autodesk Virtual Kit of Parts Information
 

How about Coolio's "Fantastic Voyage" with the apropo chorus :
"Slide, slide, slippidy slide living the in the city its do or die"

Re: **FIRST EMAIL**/Advance Materials List and Autodesk Virtual Kit of Parts Informat
 

The original from which Coolio sampled, while not lyrically appropriate, is a far better song.

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Interesting you mention that. I wasn't going to really come out and mention this before because I didn't know how credible it was, but maybe you've heard the same thing I've heard. See, I was talking to someone who knows someone on the GDC (but of course they can't tell much) and they said to listen to the song "Landslide" (the Dixie Chicks do a wonderful version of it). Anyway, I did, and found the interesting lyrics:

"And if you see my reflection in the snow covered hill, well the landslide brought me down."

Actually, a lot of the other lyrics too can be related to a potential FIRST game.

Interesting...

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Why I went with that choice. Also it was popular when I was in highschool.
Oh man, I just dated myself again.