Forum: General Forum
07-12-2016, 07:11
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,296
Re: Its almost here!
We had our first snow of the season on this past Sunday. The first snow always reminds me of build season because over the past three years, we have missed the two day of the first week due to school...
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Forum: General Forum
29-11-2016, 20:48
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,746
Re: FRC In Indiana 2017
I must say, I find it indeed bold to not list 5188, 5403, or 5484 on this list. That being said, I can somewhat understand why on all three.
Also, thank you for listing 4272! We are preparing for...
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Forum: General Forum
27-10-2016, 11:27
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Replies: 54
Views: 5,345
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Forum: General Forum
18-10-2016, 20:28
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,212
Re: Eliminating "Start Build Day"
Personally, I hate the fact that start build date is in January. Because of this, my team typically miss around a full week of build season due to snow and School cancellations. I really would like...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
23-09-2016, 09:17
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Replies: 9
Views: 961
Re: Single vs Multiple Speed Gearbox
I'm just going to say, our team's best drive train had a 3cim ball shifter on each side. This was in 2014 so we used high gear for speed and low gear for pushing matches.
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Forum: General Forum
22-09-2016, 08:59
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Replies: 80
Views: 5,695
Re: STEM vs. STEAM
I would argue that point in the schools around me. In the past few years, two local high schools had a decrease in funding for the STEM subjects and have had multiple teachers let go from their...
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Forum: General Forum
21-09-2016, 09:43
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Replies: 80
Views: 5,695
Re: STEM vs. STEAM
I am personally in the opinion that adding "Arts" to STEM makes it seem more like a "Let's include everyone ever" instead of a "Focus on these four, broad topics" that it has been. At our school, the...
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Forum: General Forum
19-09-2016, 10:17
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Replies: 7
Views: 966
Re: Drive Coaching
Our team's big thing to see who has what it takes to be on Drive Team is going to an off-season competition and running rookies on Drive Team during Qualifiers. That's what we did this past weekend...
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Forum: Off-Season Events
13-09-2016, 17:13
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,645
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Forum: General Forum
05-09-2016, 21:07
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,625
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Forum: Extra Discussion
02-09-2016, 10:07
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,084
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Forum: Off-Season Events
30-08-2016, 11:32
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,645
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Forum: General Forum
13-06-2016, 10:52
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,303
Re: Lets do it again...
2015
Our team has some trouble with agreeing on a design and while we did alright, we could have done better.
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Forum: Technical Discussion
06-06-2016, 20:20
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Replies: 93
Views: 7,688
Re: Most underrated/undervalued tools
I saw this wrench at Wal-Mart that was squeeze-adjustable. It said it worked for any size from 3/4" down to 1/8". I'm really regretting not getting it
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Forum: Electrical
17-05-2016, 08:28
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,470
Re: Tips for new 'Head of Electronics'
After three years as the Electrical Director of our team, the most important thing I have learned is: Do NOT solder over electronics!!!!
We had to solder something on our robot this year right...
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Forum: General Forum
17-05-2016, 08:22
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Replies: 64
Views: 7,247
Re: Best Scaling Bot This Season?
My personal favorites were 1501, 4103, and 71. They all had such different ways to climb but all did it so well!
(Only a little bit of Indiana bias here) :D
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Forum: General Forum
09-05-2016, 10:44
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Replies: 116
Views: 16,102
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Forum: Off-Season Events
06-05-2016, 07:57
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Replies: 92
Views: 33,459
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Forum: General Forum
03-05-2016, 21:00
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Replies: 168
Views: 28,470
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Forum: Championship Event
25-04-2016, 09:28
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,067
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Forum: General Forum
22-04-2016, 09:01
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,352
Re: Ideas for a new shop
We are currently reorganizing our shop's layout. One thing that I have to say is extremely helpful is to have plenty of work space. The more counters or tables you could in there, the more space you...
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Forum: General Forum
20-04-2016, 20:48
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,924
Re: Week 7 FRC Top 25(10) Results and Show Link
I don't know if anyone has pointed this out yet but on all three list there are 5 Indiana teams. So proud to be from such a competitive district! And good luck to all my Indiana brothers and sisters...
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Forum: General Forum
18-04-2016, 17:55
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Replies: 64
Views: 6,779
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Forum: General Forum
11-04-2016, 10:06
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Replies: 37
Views: 7,271
Re: I'm Team Captain!
One thing I've learned as President of our team this past year is that you have to be at your top ability at all times. How can you expect everyone else to excel if you don't?
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Forum: District Events
06-04-2016, 13:20
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Replies: 52
Views: 4,731
Re: IN District Championship
I'm betting 135 wins EI. I'm not sure who will win Chairman's, because they're all too good at what they due!
Good luck to all teams competing!!!
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