Forum: Regional Competitions
14-12-2016, 09:59
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Replies: 75
Views: 8,489
Re: Texas Regionals
I know its a minor clarification, but as I noted above, one of those teams is a re-rookie. Losing 12 teams out of ~130-140 veterans in my mind isn't "ideal" but it is sustainable.
In the Dallas...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
15-11-2016, 22:55
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,000
Re: ShopBot Desktop router up for the challenge?
We have the Chinese ebay spindle Devin linked. It was about $300 with VFD. I was pretty surprised with the quality, especially conpared to the Makita router we were running. I figure if it breaks, I...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
15-11-2016, 11:52
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,000
Re: ShopBot Desktop router up for the challenge?
Same as you, when the chopsaw whirs, I stop mid-sentence to let it finish. I can now talk over the gantry mill.
For ours, with a 3kW water cooled spindle...The spindle on at cutting speed is just a...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
14-11-2016, 13:27
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,264
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Forum: Regional Competitions
10-11-2016, 13:54
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Replies: 75
Views: 8,489
Re: Texas Regionals
5739 lost their key teacher sponsor and decided to drop back to BEST and maybe something else in the spring
4300 lost their connection with the school district and are reforming as more of a...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-11-2016, 11:07
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,376
Re: Drop Center Distance
3005 ran a 3/8" drop with 8" pneumatic wheels in an 8WD tank, WCD style config. Would not recommend that much drop :)
Originally we had a 1/4" drop (rev 1) and had some amp draw issues that were...
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Forum: General Forum
06-11-2016, 10:41
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,716
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Forum: General Forum
28-10-2016, 13:22
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Replies: 62
Views: 7,847
Re: FIRST website is an embarasment
Hate to pile on... but one other fun one discovered recently.
When you give your attendance numbers for local kickoff registration, the maximum you can enter is equal to the number of people...
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Forum: General Forum
21-10-2016, 10:30
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Replies: 69
Views: 6,372
Re: [FRC Blog] Stop Build Day Survey Results
In the linked report (http://www.firstinspires.org/sites/default/files/uploads/frc/Blog/2017-frc-stop-build-day-report.pdf) they broke the data into a few bins based on team age. It didn't seem to...
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Forum: General Forum
13-10-2016, 01:35
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,187
Re: Achieving Consistency
Doing a little research on 4607, I’ll note that you aren’t in too different position than 3005 was ~1-2 years ago. Arguably, we have a ways to go before claiming consistency, but here are the things...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
08-10-2016, 00:30
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,970
Re: pic: High Traction Drivetrain Concept
You might consider looking at this post, it's for VEX but concepts apply.
Vex Forums (https://www.vexforum.com/index.php/8372-4-regular-wheels-traction-vs-4-omnis/0)
Not to discourage you, it's...
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Forum: Fundraising
04-10-2016, 21:35
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,574
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Forum: General Forum
22-09-2016, 14:05
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,956
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Forum: General Forum
21-09-2016, 08:52
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Replies: 80
Views: 5,687
Re: STEM vs. STEAM
I'm not close enough to the source to understand exactly what is taught, so perhaps I could use some education from folks that have gone from STEM to STEAM in the classroom.
Part of my spiel to...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
20-09-2016, 22:05
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,375
Re: pic: Ultimate chain tool project
Busted... my comments with our DarkSoul was based on how I assumed it would work... had someone not busted the pocket out the same way as yours. We mainly use the VexPro chain (not that it is...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
20-09-2016, 15:37
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,375
Re: pic: Ultimate chain tool project
It was less a comment on your design and more a comment on my experience with the DarkSoul tool. The pin is a press fit in the outerlink, so if it is still fully in the outer link, it is not going to...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
20-09-2016, 13:21
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,375
Re: pic: Ultimate chain tool project
Yup, the DarkSoul tool is sized such that there is a pocket that generates a hard stop when the pin is hanging in just the outer link. This frees the chain to separate, and the pin stays stuck in the...
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Forum: Electrical
13-09-2016, 15:56
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,594
Re: Do you use 3d printed mounts?
Not 100% sure what is or is not compatible, but the second page (tank) he linked states "A mounting bracket is available to order (am-2008), but is not included when ordering just this item."
We buy...
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Forum: General Forum
12-09-2016, 17:25
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Replies: 47
Views: 7,889
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Forum: General Forum
26-08-2016, 14:17
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,168
Re: [FRC Blog] 2017 Einsteins and More
Not sure the best way to get the feedback to FIRST, but if they weren't already, would be a good thing to call out specifically in the kickoff video... as well as a nice bold box where appropriate in...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
26-08-2016, 12:18
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,680
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Forum: General Forum
25-08-2016, 14:05
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Replies: 8
Views: 832
Re: Project Management Platforms
FRC3005 uses Trello.
Started in 2014-2015 just playing around with it, and 2015-2016 to manage the build process. This year we're going even further in on it to try to keep all the various...
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Forum: General Forum
20-07-2016, 03:34
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,965
Re: Why the Conflicting Date?
https://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136756
As requested, but there isn't a huge amount of extra information.
At the end of the day, both competitions deal with trying to stay away...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
16-07-2016, 02:41
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Replies: 195
Views: 18,049
Re: Discussion on All-Girl events
I probably could have worded a number of things better after my first couple posts, which were from the heart, versus later posts where frankly I was just arguing on the internet with someone I...
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Forum: Electrical
16-07-2016, 01:45
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,236
Re: What sensors do your teams use
One other question for you guys/gals as you discuss your sensor needs:
Are there any broad areas of sensing technology, how to do sensor integration (mechanical, electrical, programming), etc that...
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