[White Wolf]

Originally Posted by CyberWolf_22

My robotics team is going to join VEX next year and would like to get a jump start on playing with the kits.

FVT-42 The Hitchhikers

We have been very reluctant to cut metal. Unfortunately, we haven't seen extra metal available from RadioShack. We used pieces from the EdUbot kit for prototyping to defer any cutting. Thus I think "metal" is going to be a commodity that will require ongoing renewal to refresh the kits to full potency.

Screws and hex keys have plaugued us, since we have been stripping the smaller diametered keys an hex heads. Dr Joe did a great job helping out here by starting a thread on useful vex tools which covers what, where, and why to buy extra supplies for the kit.

Originally Posted by CyberWolf_22

We are also thinking about buying several of the same kits so that we can put on a small competition with in our school.

Check back with me later. I am going to be helping develop a Vex game used to train high school teachers at five sites across the US this summer. We'll also devise a game for the teams those teachers will develop so they can put on local games. These will be a very nice precursor/adjunct to the FIRST sponsored Vex competitions. Other areas, such as yours, may be interested in this. Hopefully what we develop won't suck.