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Re: Source for Orbit Ball

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock (Post 793709)

FYI, if you're referring to the "2009 Game Kits" link, then you are mistaken, since that is for the FTC competition, not FRC.
I'm sure when Orbit balls are available, they will have a nice big Orbit ball picture on the main page with a link to how to get them.

I think he is refering to the coming soon sign that says orbit balls coming soon.

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If you can find a walmart that still has orbit balls then you're clearly not recruiting hard enough

;)

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Originally Posted by phr34kR (Post 793701)

I'm just wondering if melamine sheets would be close to what the surface is like? or is that what people are meaning when they say the stuff on the walls in bathrooms? if so there seems to be plenty of suppliers in New Zealand selling the stuff. Also yea by the looks of it we can easily make the balls out of polycarbonate and access to a table saw which I'm sure everyone here will be able to get access to. (i already have a stockpile of polycarbonate that will be perfect for making the balls lying around at home) :)

Tim

Melamine might do it but without exact specs you won't know. I think it also is maybe a more heavy duty one like you see making the walls in food processing plants maybe takeaways. The trouble is unless a sheet of it has been shipped to NZ you can't go and do a touch test for comparison.

I doubt many teams have a stockpile of polycarbonate.

Where did you get yours from? Do you have the size dimensions etc please?

Part of my original post is also on the time spent on having to try and find the field, make the orbit balls. This takes away from actual robot design / construction. Then in the 2009 case if the practice field you have isn't exactly right, when your drivers get to regionals they will have to learn to drive all over again. Depending on the difference of the coeffecient of friction.

See you at the next Vex comp.

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Well after 3 hours of searching I've come up with 13 balls, 8 Moon Rocks, 3 Empty Cells, and 2 Super Cells.

Being in Tallahassee I was able to search 4 walmarts without worrying about other teams scarfing them up since the nearest team is 2 hours away. I went to a Target, K-Mart, and Toys-R-Us and got none... I shall mail them to my team tomorrow.

We're probabilly all driving Walmart crazy because they are going to think these are a hot selling item and stock up on them and once build is over nobody will want these things. :D

Re: Source for Orbit Ball

Does anyone know the name of the fabric that is used in the Orbit Ball?

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Originally Posted by tanyaheartbots (Post 795961)

Does anyone know the name of the fabric that is used in the Orbit Ball?

Spandex

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Originally Posted by jgannon (Post 790019)

This seems to have become an annual ritual, an introduction to the concept of Unobtainium.

Makes you yearn for the days when the game object could be made out of PVC pipe, doesn't it?

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Originally Posted by Rick TYler (Post 796025)

Makes you yearn for the days when the game object could be made out of PVC pipe, doesn't it?

Yes, but even then they somtimes used fittings etc. that were not always available west of the Mississippi. I remember searching all over LA for a certain pipe fitting back in 2002.