Forum: General Forum
10-12-2016, 19:45
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Re: 5010 T-Shirt Robot Update
The PVC barrels do not store any pressure. They are simply there's to help the t-shirts accelerate. When designing this robot, we knew the risks of PVC. The only pressure they have to support, I...
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Forum: General Forum
10-12-2016, 19:38
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Replies: 11
Views: 708
Re: 5010 T-Shirt Robot Update
We still have some sprockets to manufacture before we can motorize the rotator. There's only about 1/16" between the barrel and shooter.
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Forum: General Forum
10-12-2016, 14:16
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Replies: 11
Views: 708
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Forum: General Forum
10-12-2016, 13:52
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Replies: 11
Views: 708
5010 T-Shirt Robot Update
5010 has worked hard these past few weeks to get a working robot. Everything's pretty much come together except for a few nuts and bolts.
See a video here: https://youtu.be/NZGkK7Itcko
We've still...
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Forum: General Forum
02-11-2016, 09:49
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Replies: 72
Views: 6,892
Re: Phone Policy
Our shop is in an area with no cell phone service so this isn't really a problem
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Forum: General Forum
15-10-2016, 21:42
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Replies: 7
Views: 957
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Forum: General Forum
15-10-2016, 14:13
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Replies: 7
Views: 957
Re: 5010 T-Shirt Launcher Prototype
We refill our tank at a local oxygen supply store for $5.
We've gotten well over 50 shots off with our tank so far. Given that it's only been filled once and we still have air left, we expect about...
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Forum: General Forum
14-10-2016, 17:31
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Replies: 7
Views: 957
5010 T-Shirt Launcher Prototype
Team 5010 is working hard on building a t-shirt launching robot this off-season!
We've built a prototype bot out of wood already, and hope to have a cool finished robot by the start of basketball...
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Forum: Rumor Mill
07-09-2016, 18:25
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,644
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Forum: Extra Discussion
01-09-2016, 16:35
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,058
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Forum: General Forum
30-04-2016, 19:23
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Replies: 55
Views: 13,976
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Forum: General Forum
26-03-2016, 20:32
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Replies: 268
Views: 73,388
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Forum: General Forum
22-03-2016, 07:50
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Replies: 4,808
Views: 1,188,398
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Forum: General Forum
16-03-2016, 17:22
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,452
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Forum: General Forum
30-01-2016, 10:30
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,107
Printing the Field on a Dry-Erase Board
I've seen many teams have small dry-erase boards with the playing field printed on it that they use to illustrate strategy. Originally, I was going to just draw the field with sharpie, but dry-erase...
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Forum: General Forum
14-01-2016, 20:20
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,669
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Forum: General Forum
13-01-2016, 18:44
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Replies: 3
Views: 981
Alternative to AndyMark Tread
My team is designing our drive train and we are having trouble finding budget friendly tank tread that won't slip off it's wheel base. All the in-stock treads on AndyMark seem to have a smooth side...
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Forum: General Forum
12-01-2016, 08:08
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,118
Hanging Bar (Team Version)
Has anyone made the Hanging Bar and tested to see if the all wood construction will hold up a robot? To me it looks like the dowel rod could break or the whole thing could bend causing the height to...
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Forum: General Forum
11-01-2016, 07:48
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,129
Building the Portcullis
FIRST supplied us with some great drawings detailing how teams could build Stronghold's field elements using easy to obtain materials (plywood, 2x4, etc.). However, I noticed that the Portcullis is...
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Forum: General Forum
06-01-2016, 18:21
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,015
Re: Standard Question?
I think Bluejackets' question refers to the Team Standard (flag-like thing). My team made ours out of two 1/2" diameter wooden dowel rods. We attached them to each other by drilling two holes into a...
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And whether or not we are awarded in the course of the season, at its end our team will look back, and we’ll look at one another, and we will wonder how we were able to accomplish what we did. - John Wanninger [more] 
