[BrendanB]

There are teams with more machining resources in their shops and out of their shops) who do better than us.

There are teams with more machining resources (in their shops and out of their shops) who do worse than us.

There are teams with less machining resources (in their shops and out of their shops) who do better than us.

There are teams with less machining resources (in their shops and out of their shops) who do worse than us.

You can easily exchange the word "machining" in any of the above statements for: students, mentors, engineers, money, time, etc. and it still remains true.

Its not about what you have its about what you do with it.

For every team that someone points a finger saying "They have more money" "They have a sheetmetal sponsor" "They have a company CNC everything for them" "They......" I can show you more who have those resources but don't know how to use them effectively.