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Originally Posted by _GP_
Finally I want to rephrase my question. What I really want to know is if people think its right for a company associated so closely with FIRST to support a team. Also I'm not suggesting they make parts for us, but allow our team to use their shop. It would seem to me that this would give our students a closer experience to what actual engineers have. I'm not in any way disagreeing with our mentors desision.
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I am thinking...How lucky you are to have access to DEKA! (Can I be envious and still be gracious?) One of the major points of this competition is for students to be exposed to engineering and engineers by working with them. I, for one, know in my heart that Dean would go out of his way to make sure that any DEKA employees would not have an unfair advantage over other teams. He would personally make sure that the rules would be strictly followed.
As to the issue of going to the shop to drill a hole to get you back in competition...I think that is legal if you can pass the tests. Would DEKA have opened it's doors to any team in need when the local shop was not able to fill the need? I think the answer would be yes and therefore I see nothing wrong with it. Was the work performed during the time the competition shop is normally opened? Yes again, so it's OK. These statements are bound to bring a lot of dissention but this is my philosophy: If you come to play, then I am bound to help you and so is everyone else. Can someone cross the line on this issue? Of course they can. I don't think you did, but this is a personal opinion.