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Re: Building tips
If you're going to Cheesehole, do it early- It's much easier and looks much better to cut your holes with a drill press when your chassis is still in pieces (just be sure to leave places to screw/weld.
Always keep wires short, and don't leave uncessary weight in the wiring/controls- It adds up. Just trust me if you don't know from experience
If CAD is taking too long and holding up neccessary people, or is getting in the way of gittin 'er done, draw it on paper, hand it to someone, machine it, and build it. In our team's rookie year we spent far too much time CADing. CAD takes time and while things like a drivetrain and chassis should be CADded, not everything needs to be. (Our claw was built in the hours leading to shipping, and it was probably the best thing on the robot.
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