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Unread 29-03-2016, 14:47
Captain_Kirch Captain_Kirch is offline
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AKA: Aaron Kirch
FRC #1625 (Winnovation)
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Re: Things to bring to an event

We have two long tool chests with a workbench surface on top, a road case for extra storage with a drill press bandsaw and sanding station on top, a robot cart with tool storage built in and of course a battery cart. Between these 5 pieces we have pretty much our whole shop out at competitions with us, and its all tucked away under some sweet sweet work surface(a real commodity in a 10x10 pit).

I can't say enough about these benchtop tool chests, they're great. I would reccomend them over any of those tall stacked chests you can find. That's more of a future purchase, but they're great, look into them!

Bring whatever spares of cots parts you have on hand as well. WHEELS! Stronghold is brutal, if you have extra wheels, bring them. If you have the carry in weight, bring spares of anything else that could easily get broken(pick up arms, hanging mechanisms, etc). Did I mention wheels? You should bring extra wheels.

If youre using those plastic totes that first does the KOP in, they'll be fine but you should totes (ba-dum-tiss) find a better solution by next year. Something you can work on top of, maybe with wheels, did I mention wheels? Wheels are great, put them on all your stuff. Seriously though, try carrying a tote filled with 50+ pounds of spares all the way out to your trailer, its awful. Or better yet try to find that one thing you're looking for in a stack of totes in the middle of a busy pit.

Team 1538 This is a long post! I'll stop now. Best of luck.
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