Forum: General Forum
04-06-2016, 17:42
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Views: 2,176
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Forum: Technical Discussion
25-05-2016, 23:39
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,490
Re: Lathe Suggestions
My mistake. A quick search led me to Hardinge DV-59 lathes, not the HLV-H I expected. After looking more, I also would gladly accept a $3k HLV-H
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Forum: Technical Discussion
25-05-2016, 16:29
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,490
Re: Lathe Suggestions
Look for a Hardinge HLV-H tool room lathe. They are wonderful machines and can be found in your price range
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Forum: General Forum
20-05-2016, 01:03
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,638
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Forum: Technical Discussion
12-05-2016, 00:06
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Replies: 178
Views: 18,611
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Forum: Robot Showcase
23-04-2016, 00:05
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,492
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Forum: General Forum
20-04-2016, 16:58
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Replies: 45
Views: 4,785
Re: Cheapish CNC machine
Do you have any machining companies nearby? Sometimes it is less expensive for a company to donate an old CNC to a FRC team than it is to dispose of it. FIKE Corporation in Kansas City did just that...
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Forum: General Forum
20-04-2016, 16:47
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,839
Re: Fun to do at St Louis
You can always go to a Cards game, that's quite a cultural experience. Could be a little pricey, but if you've done 6 Flags before that's probably not a huge deal.
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Forum: Technical Discussion
15-04-2016, 11:32
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,240
Re: Legal Encoders
If using this on the arm, use the encoder stage between your last planetary stage and your output shaft so you get your encoder counts with per shaft revolution rather than needing a ratio of counts...
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
15-04-2016, 10:44
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,641
Re: Driver Station/Operator Console Power
A 3 amp breaker seems very small, but don't let it scare you. You get ~360 watts, we can say 300 watts safely. My MacBook Pro has an 85 watt charger and that seems reasonable as an average for a...
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Forum: General Forum
13-04-2016, 23:41
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Replies: 93
Views: 27,706
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Forum: General Forum
13-04-2016, 23:27
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Replies: 77
Views: 9,323
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Forum: General Forum
11-04-2016, 13:48
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Replies: 48
Views: 2,919
Re: Windows versus Mac
I prefer Macs to PCs but neither platform is perfect and both have huge shortcomings.
Pros of Macs
Smaller learning curve
More thought was put into creating the hardware
Speed of the OS even on...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
04-04-2016, 22:43
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,551
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Forum: Robot Showcase
03-04-2016, 18:27
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,685
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Forum: Technical Discussion
01-04-2016, 20:44
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,544
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Forum: Technical Discussion
30-03-2016, 12:27
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Replies: 9
Views: 856
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Forum: General Forum
27-03-2016, 16:53
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Replies: 90
Views: 13,275
Re: Scaling Club
We scaled at Iowa and will be at champs.
https://youtu.be/Q0Laj-WowSs
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
17-03-2016, 10:38
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,443
Re: Bumper Indenting
Lowering your bumpers is an option provided they still are within the bumper zone as defined by the rules
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
17-03-2016, 10:22
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,443
Re: Bumper Indenting
Need to change permissions to public on your link. But I agree with the others, bumpers must follow all bumper criteria. No exceptions.
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Forum: General Forum
12-03-2016, 22:54
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,105
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Forum: Technical Discussion
04-03-2016, 11:41
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,522
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Forum: Robot Showcase
25-02-2016, 11:59
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,369
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
23-02-2016, 19:39
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Replies: 6
Views: 863
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Forum: Rules/Strategy
23-02-2016, 18:57
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Replies: 6
Views: 863
Re: Smart phone use on robot
I was under the impression that COTS computing devices could run off their own internal batteries. I would be more concerned about a wired LAN connection to an iPhone, it can be done using an Apple...
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