There are several Grades of repairs that are made in the pits:

1. Professional Grade: Part broke/didn't perform. Whole subsystem if ripped off robot, redesigned, new parts machined, and you still make it to your next match in one piece.

2. Journeyman Grade: Same as above, but you didn't finish before your next match, but your 2nd match has the new system.

3. Normal Grade: We had spare parts, just changed it out and awaayy we go.

4. Typical Grade: ZipTie/DuckTape/30 Second Expoy it back together. Add it to the checklist to inspect before and after everyround. Drive gentel with it, we don't want to stress it.

5. We in the finals (pre 3 team in finals rule) Get all the pieces back on the bot somehow, and "Full Ramming Speed!"

Tools to be used with Mike's Grades of repair:

Professional: Bridgeport at Competition Machine Shop

Journeyman: Table Mounted Mill at Pit

Normal: Saber Saw and Hand Drill

Typical: Hack Saw and Dremel Tool

We in the Finals: Any sharp object (or heavy blunt object) within arm's reach

If duct tape isn't the answer, your not asking the right question.

"The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your actions."

Murphy's Fifth Law
Selective Gravitation

"A dropped tool will fall where it will do the most damage."

Robot corollary to above: On the way to the Einstein Field for semi-finals.
Happy Thanksgiving,

if it don't fit, get a hammer and force it into place, if it breaks then it wasn't meant to go in the hole the first place.


theres the right tool for every job.


some say the glass is half full, others say its half empty, i say if it breaks it don't matter if it was half empty or full b/c its all over the place

The Glass is Half Full - Optimist
The Glass is Half Empty - Pessimist
The Glass is too Big - Engineer

our team has a couple of their own....
 

SAFETY GLASSES SAVE LIVES!

It's not broken, it lacks duct tape

You can never have enough surgical tubing

Who needs safety glasses when your team issues stainless steel contacts!!

LOL!

Who needs safety glasses when when your team issues nothing but scissors and a pair of dykes?

One I live by ....
 

Tighten it 'till it strips ........ then back it off a quarter turn. :D

I seem to remember from last year...

"If it ain't smokin', it ain't broken!"

-Eric

"Umm ... guys? The motor just released the 'magic white smoke'!!" :confused:

- Katie

Magic Smoke
 

Ah, yes...

"ALL technology is run on 'Magic Smoke' contained within the device. As everyone knows, whenever the magic smoke is released, the device ceases to function."

- Keith

When in doubt, throw it out!

When in doubt, test it out!

One hand in your pocket with high voltage.

Don't let the smoke out!

Flame-on!