Forum: General Forum
10-11-2016, 15:18
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Views: 3,161
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Forum: General Forum
19-02-2016, 12:59
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Replies: 85
Views: 13,225
Re: Update 12
My APCS kids (a fair percentage of which are on 811) came in from lunch all in a panic because of the Team Update ... texts went far and wide to other members (some in other schools) ... more kids...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
21-01-2016, 08:47
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,529
Re: We're building 20 sets of bumpers...
AndyMark has vinyl iron-on numbers (http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-number.htm) that we've used for several years.
Take the time to iron the numbers on properly (i.e., don't rush it), you don't...
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Forum: General Forum
15-01-2016, 13:31
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Replies: 41
Views: 8,691
Re: Official FIRST Week Zero 2016
Wow ... "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth."
As I dismissed my computer class to lunch, I "just happened" to look at the Chief Delphi portal (something I haven't...
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Forum: IT / Communications
12-01-2016, 08:02
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,566
Re: Student time tracking?
We use a Windows app that we (okay, I) wrote some years ago. Students enter their ID numbers, and it logs when they sign in or out, displays who's currently in, keeps track of total hours (or hours...
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Forum: General Forum
09-01-2016, 22:35
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,445
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Forum: General Forum
23-11-2015, 21:21
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,341
Re: Team Transportation to Non-Events
As is typical with private schools, parents / mentors drive the carpools. Drivers have to meet certain insurance requirements, and student parents have to sign permission slips, but otherwise it's...
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Forum: General Forum
22-11-2015, 20:20
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,627
Re: CNC Mill or Router?
Here's something to consider: Does your team have anyone with enough CAD skills to justify the purchase of a CNC-anything? If not currently, is it likely that you can develop those skills?
If your...
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Forum: General Forum
20-11-2015, 09:46
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Replies: 89
Views: 11,241
Re: FIRST Brand Refresh
The only constant is change ...
A few website links to change, and I need to get all new denim shirts, but otherwise this isn't a major impact.
(Of course, I always thought the program should have...
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Forum: General Forum
20-11-2015, 09:34
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Replies: 69
Views: 7,130
Re: POLL: Six Week Build Season
Thoughts from a long time but periodically absent poster ...
FIRST is a program with a challenge too hard, a calendar too short, a team too large and a budget too small. - Dr. Woodie...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
17-11-2015, 14:17
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,981
Re: Delta Drill Press Belt? Aftermarket Part?
You probably found a replacement by now, but this product might be useful for those who need a replacement. It's designed to reduce vibration on tools such as table saws, drill presses, and other...
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Forum: General Forum
08-09-2015, 13:49
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,793
Re: New England District Events 2016
I won't say I'm disappointed with the Saturday-Sunday events (other than it makes it all but impossible to attend Mass), but I will agree that transportation costs are obviously going up ......
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Forum: General Forum
29-12-2014, 15:12
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Replies: 32
Views: 12,470
Re: Robot in 3 Days 2015
After reading both threads, allow me to give another perspective.
One of the dangers of Ri3D IMHO is that it "allows" students to not develop their own creative juices. I heard the tale from another...
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Forum: General Forum
08-01-2014, 12:43
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Replies: 60
Views: 7,902
Re: Mecanum wheels
So ... you'd rely on the 100% accuracy of the throwing robot, rather than provide some flexibility by allowing the catcher to adjust?
Put another way, if the ball is a mere 6" off target, you'd...
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Forum: General Forum
29-12-2013, 17:50
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Replies: 146
Views: 18,697
Re: FRC Blog - FIRST Choice: Take Three!
Problem Identified: IE10!
When I jumped to FireFox, order went through cleanly.
Thank-you stevep001 for pointing me in that direction (even if you didn't know you did!)
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Forum: General Forum
29-12-2013, 17:40
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Replies: 146
Views: 18,697
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Forum: General Forum
29-12-2013, 17:31
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Replies: 146
Views: 18,697
Re: FRC Blog - FIRST Choice: Take Three!
Okay, what am I doing wrong?
I ordered several items (2 Talons, some solenoid stuff, and 2 encoders), all within 150 credits. Each time I picked something I got a screen that said "Shopping Cart...
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Forum: Rumor Mill
20-12-2013, 10:35
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Replies: 561
Views: 110,146
Re: 2014 Game
< If you build it, he will come > (said in a whisper)
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Forum: General Forum
05-11-2013, 12:45
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Replies: 123
Views: 22,061
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Forum: General Forum
06-06-2013, 11:39
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,143
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Forum: Rumor Mill
06-06-2013, 11:22
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Replies: 561
Views: 110,146
Re: 2014 Game
Sorry for joining the party so late. My thoughts:
Water Game: Ain't gonna happen. How many regional venues have pools?How many schools have pools that they'd be willing to devote to robotics? What...
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Forum: General Forum
15-07-2012, 21:28
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Replies: 328
Views: 104,906
Re: [FRC Blog] Einstein Report Released
The best thing about forum discussions is that we don't need to be physically with the person (/ team / entity) to give them a cyber-hug.
So who's with Taylor and me, and wants to give the...
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Forum: General Forum
07-02-2012, 16:43
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,978
Re: Cybersonics Uses eBay in an Innovative Way
Sounds like a story out of Boston some years ago ...
The New Boston Garden (which replaced the old Boston Garden), home of the Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins, had a charity auction where the high...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
10-01-2012, 18:59
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,287
Re: "Pitching Machine" motors
As a side note: Back in the day ('07 to be precise), when we were trying to throw Poof balls, we were getting an amazing lack of distance, sometimes maybe reaching 6'. This would have been pitiful in...
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Forum: General Forum
07-01-2012, 22:19
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,184
Re: Lessons learned from 2006 and 2001
You will find some significant differences between 2012 and 2006, primarily in the goal design. It was far easier to throw a ball at a 30" diameter vertical hole in the wall, for example, than I...
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