[frcguy]

Originally Posted by jpetito

A Volunteer column to add: Machine Shop.



The volunteers who do this work are greatly overlooked as we view the spectacle on the playing floor and in the pits, but it takes a lot of years to become an expert, a lot of expensive gear, and the willingness and expense to haul it across the country side.



Not every venue can get one of course, but for those that do, the people with the expertise put machines back onto the playing field when there may have been no alternative but to pack up and go home.



Joe

Machinist



PS- The whole topic seems to most to be a sideshow of a sideshow, but having more mobile machine shops at venues helps out the "janitor closet" teams. Hmmm… sounds like another thread….

I'm curious how machine shops work in a district environment. As the only regional I attended this year was SVR, the only machine shop I know of is the NASA trailer kind. I'm assuming that they don't drive a trailer out to every district event, although I may be wrong. Could somebody who has experience post a quick overview? Thanks in advance.