Forum: Extra Discussion
10-17-2016, 01:28 PM
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Views: 6,699
Re: pic: CGX-108 front
They may not have had the amount of testing they do now. But I'm certain that a company as large as vex would have done some pretty in depth testing before putting it in the hands of first teams....
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Forum: General Forum
10-07-2016, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 576
Re: Let's Talk About Scouting
This thread (https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149445) came up a couple months ago and has some relevant info to your questions I think.
The following was a post I made in the...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
10-06-2016, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,236
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Forum: Rumor Mill
09-22-2016, 04:23 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 9,081
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Forum: Extra Discussion
09-19-2016, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 763
Re: pic: Adjustable WCD Proof of Concept
The biggest reason for using Design Tables is because of my familiarity with excel making it easier for me to work with. This also allowed me to directly use the calculations in the Useful...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
09-19-2016, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 763
pic: Adjustable WCD Proof of Concept
This is a project I started to work on earlier in the summer during the WCD craze. It origonally started as just a basic WCD with inverted CIMs. However as I progressed I had troubles deciding on the...
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Forum: General Forum
09-17-2016, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 8,874
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Forum: Technical Discussion
09-13-2016, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,379
Re: Waterjet/Laser cutters in-house?
One thing to keep in mind when purchasing these machines are the consumables (with the waterjet especially). Our lead mentor (also shop teacher at the school) looked into getting a waterjet but ended...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
09-08-2016, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 3,327
Re: pic: MVRE-109, high-recision shafted encoder
Looks really interesting. I might want to get a few to play around with. Would you be willing to ship these to Canada? I'm sure there are a number of teams up hear that could find a use for these.
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Forum: General Forum
09-02-2016, 03:51 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 5,015
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Forum: General Forum
08-29-2016, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,876
Re: Team Member Accountability
We will generally speaking have the mentors keep an eye on who is puting a good effort in and who is slacking off. If they feel it's becoming and issue, they inform our coach and he will generally...
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Forum: General Forum
08-14-2016, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,009
Re: How did you scale?
An idea we were seriously considering was a mechanism powered by stored energy. The idea was to have 2 gas springs (normally retracted) and have a winch to pull it open. The springs would have enough...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
08-10-2016, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,488
Re: pic: Its twins - prototype drives
that's an awful lot for just one side. You're probably looking at a minumum 45-50lbs chassis once you add in the rest of it. Is there anywhere where you think you could cut down on weight? One area I...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
08-10-2016, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,488
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-03-2016, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 915
Re: Custom Gearboxes
On our gearboxes we generally speaking tap the standoffs on either end when they are anything more than about an 1.5in-2in. Shorter than that and we do a through and through on either plate and...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
08-02-2016, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 882
Re: pic: Another Swerve
That lightening pattern on the gearboxes look a little too pocketed to me. I'd probably add a little more meat to them there. Aside from that I like it. And as ratdude said, you'll want a belly pan...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
07-28-2016, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 743
Re: pic: Compactified versaplanetary on #4213
I think this would be an interesting product for VEX to develop as an addition to their product line supporting the versa planetary. Overall I love the concept. Would it be at all possible to get a...
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Forum: Inventor
07-28-2016, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 986
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Forum: General Forum
07-23-2016, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 9,269
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Forum: General Forum
07-22-2016, 04:12 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,732
Re: F4 - CADathon 2016
Although I wont be able to participate this year due to starting my new job, I hope that this is successful enough to run again next year so I can compete then. I'll be sure to follow as much of this...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
07-19-2016, 11:41 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,612
Re: pic: 25lb Drivetrain
Is there a reason you chose not to use bearing blocks on your drive wheels? Although I haven't built a WCD before, my understanding is that their benefits far outweigh the cons (the only con in this...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
07-15-2016, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,980
Re: pic: Streamlined Basketball Drive
I agree with the comment above about the wire spacing, however while were there, on the model posted to grabcad, it appears that the cims themselves are actually interfering with each other. The...
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Forum: Scouting
07-15-2016, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,749
Re: Scouting help.
Here on 2386 we had just recently moved to electronic scouting for the 2016 season. For the years before that, scouting was normally an afterthough and carried out by only a few students and mentors....
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Forum: Technical Discussion
07-13-2016, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,043
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Forum: Programming
07-13-2016, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,136
Re: Vision co-processor Location
This actually looks like a great option to add a coprocessor such as the kangaroo, while being able to keep an IP camera. No need for a relativley heavy switch. According to amazon it only weighs...
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