Whack! Whack! I think we've been beating this dead horse long enough for my taste, so with a few final comments I think I'll leave this thread behind.
First, the original question was can we cut metal before Christmas, and to that I'll stick by my previous post--cutting for storage --> OK, cutting for 2005 robot parts --> not OK.
As for the modification to the original question (perhaps the original intent of the question):
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Natchez
Teams must fabricate and/or assemble all custom parts and assembled mechanisms on the robot by the 2004 team after the start of the Kick-off.
This rule does not apply, in my opinion, because the parts in question are not custom.
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Natchez
So, by the rules, I don't see why 8888 can not use the transmissions. Moreover, if 8888 built the transmissions themselves, I contend that it would be more of a learning experience for the students than if they bought them from AM.
|
While it may not be a custom part (which could probably be debated as well), it does seem to me to be an assembled mechanism. If it was fabricated and assembled completely by the machine shops, I might be persuaded to believe that it didn't violate the letter of the law (that would still require a lot of persuading), but if 8888 then took the fabricated parts and assembled them it would either violate the rule by assembling parts prior to the kickoff or by not being an off-the-shelf part.