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Unread 30-04-2003, 19:57
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I'll second that, again using 992 as an example. Our "machine shop" was the sculptiure studio at school, which had a band saw and a drill press. Half the time we couldn't even get in there, so a large majority of our robot was made with a hand drill and a jig saw as our only power tools.

There was one part on our robot that had to be machined (a small gear box), but one of the mentors on the team (who had access to a shop) did that for us.

What you do need is a place to work, whether that is the school parking lot, someone's garage, or a janitor's closet in the back of the gym.
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