Forum: Technical Discussion
05-08-2014, 13:19
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Views: 2,745
Re: Round Tubing Construction
I can't speak for where 1024 sources their tubing but my team buys most of our rectangular tubing from onlinemetals.com, and they also have round tubing...
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Forum: General Forum
30-06-2014, 15:25
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,624
Re: Show off your Team's Buttons
I don't have any pictures of actual buttons right now but this was too perfect to resist ... Meet our teacher - Mr. Button (http://i.imgur.com/aryea6U.jpg) aka Phyrxes
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-06-2014, 15:06
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,961
Re: CNC punch usage
Another thing to be careful of is if you plan to form the sheet after putting it through the punch you need to either figure out the k-factors/bend deductions your shop uses and apply them...
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Forum: General Forum
01-06-2014, 14:45
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,306
Re: Question of the Week (6/1/14)
Sheet Metal because lasers and because 148
... In all seriousness though, 148 is my favorite sheet metal team - their robots always look so clean and effective. Raptor...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
31-05-2014, 14:06
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,085
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Forum: Extra Discussion
16-05-2014, 16:05
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,678
Re: pic: Team 2068 2014 competition chassis
Only maintenance we ever had to do at competition was shoot some grease up into the gears (we drove the wheels using a single stage of reduction with the pinion driving a gear bolted to the wheel),...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
16-05-2014, 14:52
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,678
Re: pic: Team 2068 2014 competition chassis
Thanks! I really liked the idea of a 3-piece chassis because of how easy it made assembly. We could have people assembling the motors/gears/wheels on each module independently then they just had to...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
16-05-2014, 13:36
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,678
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Forum: General Forum
29-04-2014, 21:02
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Replies: 33
Views: 5,357
Re: CONGRATS - TEAM RUSH - 2014 CHAIRMANS
Huge congrats to RUSH - 2068 (and I) competed with them at Chesapeake in 2012 and I got to hear all about their team organization and business plan, which we used as a reference in developing our own...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
24-04-2014, 21:22
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,119
Re: pic: Gear Drive Concept
You might want to look into using onlinemetals if you end up buying some 3x1 tubing (or for most material, really). Our team buys all of our tubing there and while I can't comment on tolerances,...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
24-04-2014, 12:15
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Replies: 20
Views: 3,119
Re: pic: Gear Drive Concept
http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=6994&step=4&showunits=inches&id=1268&top_cat=60
That is possible ... If I recall correctly, I think 610 is using something like 4x1 this year.
EDIT -...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
14-04-2014, 15:53
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Replies: 84
Views: 12,223
Re: Interesting material usage?
Team 5338 - Robo LoCo used blanks for aluminum levels (essentially I beams) on their robot this year
Can't remember the number but there is another team in our area that likes to try to incorporate...
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Forum: General Forum
05-04-2014, 18:12
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Replies: 109
Views: 22,573
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Forum: General Forum
03-04-2014, 15:40
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Replies: 165
Views: 25,222
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Forum: General Forum
28-03-2014, 23:11
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Replies: 87
Views: 19,752
Re: Let's See Your Robot's Battle Scars
We knew that we would be missing our driver for the first few matches of Friday so on the practice day we were training a backup driver (who may or may not have been me, I cannot say either way ;) ) ...
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Forum: General Forum
22-03-2014, 22:51
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Replies: 87
Views: 19,752
Re: Let's See Your Robot's Battle Scars
Didn't get any pictures but we managed to crack welds on both our primary and backup intakes at the Virginia Regional. Fortunately we were able to get some nice gussets made up by the NASA machine...
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Forum: General Forum
22-03-2014, 22:46
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Replies: 4,808
Views: 1,188,533
Re: "Quotes" that were said during build season
This was heard by one of our VIPs at the VA regional ...
Student walks up to another team asking for programming help
Mentor from that team - "What language?"
Student - "English"
Mentor - "I'll be...
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Forum: General Forum
14-03-2014, 20:01
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Replies: 3
Views: 784
Re: Sponsorship Help needed
Biggest piece of advice I can give is DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK. The worst a they can do is say "no."
A good place to start looking when it comes to sponsorship is team parents. A lot of companies...
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Forum: CD Forum Support
04-03-2014, 15:54
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,398
Re: Bumper Mount
If you guys have access to a router or even a drill depending on how your bumpers mount, you can make small pockets in the bumper to allow the wood to sit flat on your frame. See R21.A
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Forum: Robot Showcase
03-03-2014, 18:12
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Replies: 141
Views: 43,212
Re: Team 254 Presents: Barrage
Incredible ... as always
EDIT - Quick question for you. What material is that on the rollers? I've seen teams use it before and it seems pretty effective but I've never bothered to find out what...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
12-02-2014, 22:17
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Replies: 43
Views: 16,386
Re: pic: Team 192's 2014 Gearbox
Wow, almost thought that was a render at first. Neat idea using pulleys for your first stage of reduction - I'm guessing that was to allow you to locate your output shaft off to the side like it is...
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Forum: Motors
08-02-2014, 09:17
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Replies: 3
Views: 939
Re: How to attach hub to window motor
We tend to drill into the hubs and tap holes for 10-32 screws that we use as setscrews. I could grab a picture for you at our meeting today if you'd like.
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Forum: Extra Discussion
07-02-2014, 21:25
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,529
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Forum: Extra Discussion
06-02-2014, 23:07
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,529
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Forum: Technical Discussion
01-02-2014, 19:18
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,423
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