Forum: General Forum
17-10-2016, 22:42
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Views: 3,164
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Forum: General Forum
15-09-2016, 21:27
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Replies: 87
Views: 9,846
Re: Most Unlikely Places You've Found FRC People
I've met several at Boy Scout camps.
Recently my wife and I met some mentors from Michigan with their wives at Disney World. It seems that I'm not the only mentor who needs to bribe their wives...
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Forum: General Forum
31-07-2016, 14:07
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Replies: 2
Views: 594
Re: Rock River Off season event
R2OC was a great event. Thanks to the organizing committee and all of the volunteers.
Competition Champions: 2451, PWNAGE; 2338, Gear It Forward; 5934 Crowbotics; 2202, BEAST...
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Forum: General Forum
29-07-2016, 22:38
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,137
Re: Event Machine Shops
The Wisconsin Regional has provided a very good machine shop the past few years, with a drill press, band saw, belt sanders and the usual assortment of tools. I know that this past year they were...
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Forum: General Forum
29-07-2016, 22:28
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Replies: 260
Views: 35,126
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Forum: General Forum
02-06-2016, 19:33
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,593
Re: Is Magnesium ok?
I once proposed to make some small engine parts out of magnesium alloy. Our company's insurance company threatened to cancel our policy immediately if we machined them in house. (They didn't work...
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Forum: General Forum
14-05-2016, 12:32
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,518
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Forum: General Forum
15-04-2016, 09:16
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Replies: 46
Views: 9,463
Re: Fire at Michigan State Champs
Does anyone know what was the specific heat source that started the fire, and what the combustible material was that sustained the fire?
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Forum: General Forum
10-04-2016, 08:50
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Replies: 58
Views: 9,014
Re: Minneapolis Regional Discussion 2016
Fondy Fire really enjoyed coming to the North Star Regional. We would like to thank Mark Lawrence, Jon Stratis, the rest of the Regional Planning Committee, and the all of the volunteers who make...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
03-04-2016, 13:49
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,470
Re: 2016 Midwest Regional
We really enjoyed watching the webcast. We especially liked the trivia questions, flashbacks to old matches and all of the personal tributes from past participants that were shown between matches. ...
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Forum: General Forum
26-03-2016, 23:11
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Replies: 61
Views: 8,526
Re: Wisconsin Regional 2016
At the end of the event the emcee, Tyler Olds, said this was his last time at the Wisconsin Regional. It sounded like he might be moving from our area. He will be missed and we wish him well in...
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Forum: Career
10-03-2016, 20:03
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Replies: 198
Views: 35,003
Re: What's your day job?
I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UW-Madison. I have been a Product Engineer for John Deere in Horicon, Wisconsin, for the past eight years. I have design responsibilities for engines and...
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Forum: Robot Showcase
23-01-2016, 21:36
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Replies: 67
Views: 10,279
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Forum: General Forum
08-01-2016, 20:47
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,535
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Forum: Off-Season Events
24-09-2015, 21:26
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,029
Re: 2015 RoboFest - Milwaukee
Admission is free, but if you park at the State Fairgrounds then there will be a charge for parking. The event is in the Expo building, along with the Maker Faire. It is shaping up to be a great...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
23-07-2015, 22:21
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,863
Re: 2015 R2OC
Fondy Fire is all packed up for R2OC. We also like the rule changes.
Did Argos drop out?
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Forum: Robot Showcase
10-07-2015, 22:02
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Replies: 103
Views: 19,057
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Forum: Extra Discussion
27-04-2015, 20:30
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,224
Re: pic: Championship Upgrade
That is one nice render! My memory is that this was used to join the ends of the lift chain and adjust out the slack in the chain.
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Forum: Robot Showcase
21-04-2015, 23:07
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,647
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Forum: Extra Discussion
20-04-2015, 22:30
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,229
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Forum: Championship Event
17-04-2015, 01:57
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Replies: 60
Views: 10,406
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Forum: Regional Competitions
08-04-2015, 19:16
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Replies: 37
Views: 7,133
Re: 2015 Midwest Regional
Thanks to our alliance partners, teams 16 and 2358. I've always wanted to play in eliminations with the Bomb Squad. I can check that off of my FIRST bucket list now.
I was amazed at the...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
04-02-2015, 21:13
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,497
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Forum: Technical Discussion
09-01-2015, 10:14
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Replies: 3
Views: 706
Re: Viability of Belt Driven Mecanums
We used 15 mm Gates belts on a mecanum drive with 6" Andymark wheels. We've had no issues with them after two regionals, numerous demonstrations, and two off-season events.
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Forum: Rumor Mill
26-12-2014, 19:31
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Replies: 712
Views: 167,194
Re: 2015 HINT DISCUSSION
Just out of curiosity, do any of the other robot characters from the game animations have names?
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