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Re: At What Point Does Your Team Get Your Robot Anodized?
While I can't talk specifically about anodizing, I can talk about how powder coating worked for 'Snow Problem in 3 days (I know it was in house, but the principle is likely similar if you have a sponsor who is willing to go along with you) and for 2220 (when we powder coated our frame).
Basically, we sent things to get powder coated as they arrived at their final state, and we had enough parts to fill up the oven.
I would ask your sponsor if they have any issues taking a couple of "loads" of parts, and how large they would prefer those loads to be. Wait until you have enough finished parts to send off, and then do that.
This has the advantage of avoiding a full disassembly of the robot in your last week or two of build. It also means you will have at least part of your robot (probably the drive train) definitely anodized, which is nice.
The disadvantage is that your sponsor may (or may not) prefer to have multiple loads.
I would also make sure you know what the turnaround for them is going to be like. If you drop it off in the morning, will it be ready by the meeting, or are you looking at waiting a few days for them to fit it in?
Communicate with your sponsor to figure out what works for them and work around that. They're donating to you, after all.
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