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Originally Posted by Schmoebot
Karen,
Wendy Wooten of High Tech High (FRC team 22)... found one at Walmart for $8 - $9, the controller and the robot both fit inside, and the small parts containers on top are removeable, so the box does not tip over when you open it during use! I recommend Walmart.  |
Thanks for the tip! Now that we have a Walmart near us, we can go see if they have what we need.
I learned yesterday about the tipping over part. You do have lovely toolboxes, and we'll be getting them back to you shortly, minus most of the glitter...
Aaahh--errr--pray that your team never gets assigned next to a hair styling booth at the fair. Our booth neighbors had a gizmo for wafting glitter onto customers' hair. We were downwind. The glitter wafted downwind.
But if you do get such an assignment, here's a way to break the intense static bond between the most stubborn glitter flecks and the plastic of the tool box: Use a Post-It note, and "dab" it onto the little buggers. They will stick to the note instead of the plastic. Shining a flashlight on the surface helps you see if you got all of the glitter.
Vacuuming doesn't get it all. Water doesn't get it all. Brushing it off only makes it worse.
At least the VEX robots are tough enough to withstand such environmental hazards.
