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Originally Posted by White Wolf
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.
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The metal pieces from the EDUbot and the VEX kits are exactly the same. However, if you are looking to buy more parts for your VEX kits, I have found two sources online where you can buy more. RadioShack does have more
metal pieces for sale, but it is a huge set (84 metal pieces and 331 hardware pieces) and costs $79.99. RadioShack also has the all the new VEX-only parts, that is parts not carried over from the EDUbot line, like the motors and the wheels, etc. All the new parts are available there.
However, if you would rather buy VEX parts a la carte, Innovation FIRST has set up a new website to do so. At
Vex Labs you can buy individual metal pieces, the gears/wheels, and pneumatic parts. However, this site has only the parts that are the same in both the EDU and the VEX kits, like the metal pieces, screws, etc. Also, this site continues to grow (last month it had only metal parts), so there may be more products in the future.
As a VEX owner myself and seeing how they are really the only expendable part of the kit, I would say buy more metal pieces. Other than that, what extra pieces you need would really would depend on what you are building.