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Originally Posted by chocolateluvrlr
uh oh... i think we have some work to do...do they check that even if you're WAY under. like if they look at our robot they will know in 1 second that we are not over...plus, i did read the book, but does it count if it has value but its something that a team member has like if a team member or the school randomly has a steel bar or something?
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PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS BEFORE YOU GET TO THE REGIONAL!!!! As an inspector last year I was appalled at the number of teams that did not have simple things like the parts list and the numbers on their robot handled BEFORE they got there. It's not that hard, and we can generally tell by looking if you're even close, but the rules say you have to have it, so have it.
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If you found a useful piece in a scrap bin, or other place where you can't easily document the price, then you just have to come up with a reasonable estimation of the value. The hard part is figuring out just what it is you have. If you know what it is (ie. 1018 steel, 6061 aluminum, etc) then just use the price of something similar in a catalog. If you know it's a mild steel, or a stainless then use a price for a similar class of material. One stainless generally isn't that much more expensive than another. And if it's a piece of generic steel, then I doubt you could have enough on your robot to put you over the cost limit.