I don't like those 8 votes to jsut break the rules...
We havn't had much luck with the on-site machine shop. Last year at VCU, we were told that they were unable to drill a hole in some steel of us without some special bit. (He is even on the A&E show saying this)
Those three days last year were not all that busy, as we had ended up fourth at the regional, but two years ago we compleatly rebuilt a critical subsystem because the other one didn't work. That was some of the most intense and rewarding work
I remember. Thakeing something that we thought would work, have it not, and then reengineering it in a short amount of time to make it work.
I think this rule is yucky.
Note to FIRST: Please revert to the way it was.