Forum: General Forum
12-29-2016, 01:50 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,362
Re: Practice Robot?
A team of 10-12 students is fine. However, how many dedicated mentors do you have? And how many hours per week are you meeting?
In terms of mentors, you need either need a handful of dedicated...
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Forum: General Forum
12-26-2016, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,403
Re: Mentors Role
Mentoring is an incredible experience; mentoring your old team can be something different. It can be a rewarding experience, but it will be very trying. It has worked swimmingly for 4607 and we do...
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Forum: General Forum
12-23-2016, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 11,550
Re: Cooler Master Keyboard Giveaway
I would be VERY surprised if your receiving department didn't already have a plan for deliveries over break (if no one will be there to receive). Most schools receive numerous deliveries during any...
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Forum: General Forum
12-22-2016, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 738
Re: what to use some of the vouchers for?
TE Connectivity: we get some of our cabling from (USB cables with various terminals)
Inventables: Go to their tools section and you will find a bunch of useful tools (Calipers, deburring tools,...
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Forum: General Forum
12-21-2016, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,327
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Forum: General Forum
12-21-2016, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 7,256
Re: FRCTop25 Popularity Poll For Charity Results
Thanks for doing this list - even though some may get rankled about the position of their favorite teams, it does provide good fodder at team meetings. It is always interesting to see how teams'...
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Forum: General Forum
12-20-2016, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,150
Re: Belts 9mm or 15mm?
4607 typically uses 9mm when we use belts. In 2016 we used them with no problems. However, there was no reduction; just strictly transfer of power (1:1 ratio). We purchased extra belts and even...
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Forum: General Forum
12-20-2016, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 564
Re: Northern MN robotics hub
Way to go Northern Mn! I will piggy back on what Jon has said. The Central MN Robotics Hub meets at least once a month during the off season and then as much as needed during build and competition...
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Forum: General Forum
12-10-2016, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 92
Views: 12,878
Re: [FRC Blog] FIRST Choice 2017
For 4607 we were very happy with our haul:
1. TX-1 (now crossing fingers for the ZED Camera to hit FC round two)
2. Talon SRX (4)
3. Victor SP (2)
We will wait to see what round two brings us...
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Forum: General Forum
12-09-2016, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 789
Re: Cooler Master FIRST Choice
We will definitely be interested in the gear via FC.
No booth in St Louis? I know that many teams would like to see your products in person :)
Also...
Have you ever thought about helping college...
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Forum: General Forum
12-08-2016, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 337
Local Kick-off events
Hello CD Community,
The Central MN Robotics Hub is about to host our first Kick-off event and we are a bit apprehensive on what we should offer the attending teams. So, in a brief explanation...
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Forum: General Forum
12-08-2016, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,723
Re: Team fee survey
FRC 4607 charges $150 for the season with a $100 volunteer check (in case parents do not do any volunteering for us).
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Forum: Team Organization
12-06-2016, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,531
Re: school politics
Goodness there are a lot of issues here.
First off, there are correct channels that you must first go through when approaching the school about your activity/sport. Since you are already under the...
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Forum: General Forum
12-04-2016, 12:49 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,979
Re: 2016 JUMPSTART Training Event
Thanks sir. This event was leaps and bounds better than last year - and last year was a great event.
One difference this year was everything was more stream-lined as it was the second time that we...
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Forum: General Forum
12-02-2016, 03:17 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,551
Re: Parts Mangment
FRC 4607 uses Sterilite Containers (http://www.sterilite.com/ProductCategory.html?ProductCategory=46§ion=1) to house most of our components (they are readily available at any department store and...
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Forum: Electrical
12-02-2016, 03:04 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,462
Re: Where to purchase wire?
A number of years ago FRC 4607 reached out to a local distributor (for residential and commercial electricians) and the company was happy to help us out. They have supplied all of the wire, tools,...
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Forum: General Forum
12-02-2016, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,979
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Forum: General Forum
11-28-2016, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 609
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Forum: Off-Season Events
11-20-2016, 12:07 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,205
Re: Minne Mini-Regional 2016
Thanks to all that made this possible - especially 2169; you guys put on one heck of a show today!
Thanks to the NDSU Bison Robotics team for allowing Big Lake to use the 2016 GreenHorns Ri3d robot,...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
11-18-2016, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,205
Re: Minne Mini-Regional 2016
Big Lake (9607) and Becker (4607) will be there. However, due to early dismissal today, we will not have the much needed time to help Big Lake put the final touches on GreenHorns Rivvet. So...
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Forum: Pneumatics
11-15-2016, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,094
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Forum: General Forum
11-10-2016, 02:07 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 614
Northern Lights 2017
Northern Lights (Duluth, MN) looks to be a great week one regional to showcase Steamworks.
Here are some of the teams/accolades:
HOF: 27 Team Rush
RCA: 525, 2512, 3313, 4607
Previous Regional...
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Forum: General Forum
11-09-2016, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 6,884
Re: Phone Policy
I agree with DonRotolo's post apart from being multitasking being a myth. Multitasking is fancy word for 'distracted'.
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Forum: General Forum
11-09-2016, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 5,554
Re: Crown Jewel of your Collection
I own t-shirts from 1816, 2175, and 2052. All three have played prominent roles in shaping how 4607 operates - and we have the utmost respect for these teams.
This tee-shirt collecting gets kind of...
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Forum: General Forum
11-08-2016, 02:20 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,027
Re: Minnesota High School Teams
TO clarify: ISD 726 Becker School District acknowledges FRC 4607 as a school sport/activity. However, it only provides coaches stipends for two coaches on 'Schedule C'. The coaches stipends are...
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I still have 3 good ligaments left and 2 events, so I should be fine :rolleyes: - esquared [more] 
