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Re: Recommendations for purchases

Off the top of my head, here are some of the things I'd consider buying if I suddenly had grant money that had to be spent before next season, and I was thinking of both FRC and the courses that can use robotics stuff.

Materials
-10 or 20 Victors
-Gearbox parts, including 2-4 sets of shifting hardware and a whole bunch of aluminum gears from AndyMark and wcproducts.net
-Aluminum in various sizes and shapes: sheets, box tubes, round tubes, round stock, T-slot extrusions, angle, etc.
-Polycarbonate sheets in several thicknesses
-Another cRio
-Extra sets of wheels of each type we are thinking of using on a prototype or a competition robot
-A bunch of polycord tubing
-A bunch of surgical tubing
-Pneumatic cylinders of sizes we don't have in stock

Computers
-Set of 6-7 laptops or tablets with good battery life for scouts
-Power inverter + more robot batteries for scouts + better charger
-Server computer
-One or two nice desktops specifically for CAD work

Tools
Hex broaches + suitable arbor press

Course Materials
One ton of Vex parts and controllers
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