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FRC #1787 (Flying Circuits)
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Cleveland, OH
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Re: What tools/hardware does your team bring with to comps?

Off the top of my head I came up with this list, I may be missing some things.

In tool cabinet (similar to this one)
General
- Screw driver set
- Vise grip set
- Allen key set
- Combination wrench set
- Adjustable wrench set
- Socket set
- Cordless drills and charging station
- Hammer and mallet
- Pliers set
- Drill bit set
- Driver drill bit set
- Countersink bit
- Assorted files and sand paper
- Utility knives
- Utility cutter (great for cutting pneumatic tubing along with other odds and ends)
- Scissors
- Hack saws
- Reciprocating saw
- Hand clamps
- Tape (masking, pneumatic, electrical)
- Keyway Broach set
- Rivets and riveter
- Staple gun
- Work gloves
- Extra allen keys and ratcheting combination wrenches in the size of the standard FRC nuts and bolts

Measurement and Marking
- Dial calipers
- Machinist square
- Adjustable squares
- Rulers
- Tape measures
- Sharpies
- Pencils
- Center Punch
- Scribers

Electrical
- Wire cutter and strippers
- Crimping tools
- Multimeter
- Soldering Iron

Non-essential (things in our work cabinets that don't need to be brought)
- Level
- Tap and die set
- Heat gun
- Screw extractor set

On work table
- Work vise
- Drill press
- Belt sander
- Arbor press

Parts
- Assorted nuts, washers and bolts
- Set screws and machine keys
- Bearing and collars
- Pneumatic tubing and brass fittings
- Replacement electrical components (wire, motors, motor controllers, crimp wire connectors)
- Sprockets and belts for drive train
- Some aluminum sheet metal, lexan sheet and aluminum 1x1 hollow square tubing
- Zip ties
- Any specialized components that may break (note this counts towards your withholding allowance)

In lockable chest
- Spare driver station laptop and charger
- iPads for scouting (paper and pencil works well too, we may likely switch back to that for the 2015 competition season)
- Extra tee shirts for members who forgot theirs

Miscellaneous
- Robot cart
- Small shop-vac
- Battery charging station or area
- Power strip and extension cord(s)
- Trash bag or bin
- Safety glasses
- Giveaways (completely optional but many teams have them)
- First aid kit (including battery leak kit)
- Foam tiles or rug
- Somewhere to sit (for us it is on the locking chest)

Last edited by Aroki : 01-10-2014 at 21:21.