I'm happy with the VEXPro experience thus far. We've had a few hiccups, but all of them due to user error
(which is all well and good, it's a learning experience, the products aren't supposed to do the thinking for us)
Gussets - The gussets have all been great. We are using a number of them, and the concept has inspired the students to design their own custom gussets as well. They were so enthused about it that they went out and found waterjet sponsors so that they can expand on our VEXPro stock with their own custom additions. We switched to 5/32" rivets this year so that we could cut down on the number of drill bits we needed to stock and generally simplify fabrication (same hole size for #8 clear and 5/32" rivets). The only downside we've found with the 5/32" over 3/16" is that we can't get countersunk rivets for 5/32", which is fine because we don't actually need countersunk rivets for any reason, and if ever we do we'll just drill the holes out to 3/16".
VersaFrame 1x1 and 1x2 - My students have been drilling spectacularly centered holes on their tubes. They are all rookie students so I don't have last year to compare, perhaps they are just all naturally gifted fabricators. I think it's more likely that the etching on the tube is providing enough of a reference and guide to get the holes properly centered on the first try.
No specific comments on the other products yet as we haven't spent enough time with them.
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Originally Posted by T^2
On the VEXPro website, the option to purchase a pneumatic shifting cylinder is separated from the option to purchase the base kit. I'm sure there could be legitimate reasons for this, but what I see is a blatant attempt to obfuscate realistic pricing data from the buyer. What a poor way to treat your customers. Please prove my accusations groundless.
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Wait, what? It was stated multiple times in bold font that the cylinder is not included in the base kit. I figured it was because many teams would rather not spend $80 on new ones and would prefer to recycle the ones they had from last year.