[Samwaldo]

As a small project for myself last year, I took apart the old drivers station, which was large, bulky and ugly.

I planed the whole piece of wood, to bring life back to it, get rid of the uneven surface and paint, and even lighten it quite a bit. I then cut it down a bit and gave it nice edges all around, lastly repainted it. We use 2 joysticks, 1 Xbox controller, and the classmate, so i cut the board just big enough for the joy sticks and laptop.

I then laser cut a platform to raise the joysticks up so that the Xbox controller could be stored underneath the joysticks. (platform could be cut by other methods). Then using andymark Churros, as a spacer to lift the platform, (The exact ones from the KOP Drive train) they were tapped to be able to screw into the board and then platform.

I then just used Velcro for the laptop, and screwed the joysticks in. Underneath the platform was the Xbox controller that was pulled out and put to the side before a match. Overall it was very easy to make and was much lighter, and easier to carry. We added small touches like a rectangular piece of balsa with our team name and number burnt in using the laser cutter, which amazed people.

Overall keep it light, small enough to easily hold, and make it look nice and represent your team.

Edit: Before NE District Champs i created a 3d Printed pedal that acted like a button. We also stored this under the joystick platform and put it on the ground before a match.