Team 228 has access to a full CNC sheet metal shop through one of our sponsors; all parts that we have them make for our team are made by their employees. Since our 'partnership' was only finalized about a week before the 2007 Kickoff, we haven't yet had the time to fully teach all the new students about the new technology. (That's what the off-season's for. I know I personally have wanted to make all kinds of custom Vex components out of 0.040" aluminum on one of their CNC turret-punch machines.
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