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Originally Posted by DonRotolo

We've been lazy mentors for several years. We don't work on the robot. If kids don't work on the robot, it doesn't get built.

Oh, we're there to advise and bounce ideas off, and sometimes express disappointment or deliver praise, but for the most part the kids are told it's their game, go at it.

We even have the seniors teaching the younger members their crafts. I don't need to do Lathe Lessons much anymore.

Of course, we all keep our eagle eyes open for danger and wrong usage. Like today, 2 kids were trying to drill a 1/2" hole in lexan...with a 1/2" drill, no pilot hole. sigh.

So how did you get there? Did you have a program? When do the kids learn to use the Lathe?