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Team 2013 has access to large power tools such as a lathe, milling machine, band saw, drill press and also a 50 ton press all in our sponsors shop, along with griders, drills, impact guns and so on. We also have an arber press and a large amount of hand tools (wrenches, taps, vise grips etc.) offered to us thanks to our sponsor. We also have a tig welder which makes it so we can weld our own pieces which is how we made much of our climber and our frame.

We used our mill and lathe to make parts which otherwise we would have to have found bought alternatives or get someone outside to make them for us. They are very useful for making parts accuate down to thousands of an inch instead of using a center punch and a drill which many teams are forced to do when trying to make parts accuarately.