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i agree with the majority of this thread. My team normally brings a drill press to regionals and if other teams come to us asking to use it, we will let them. All of our students are required to be checked out on drill presses or band saws by our engineers befor using them each year. FIRST should do something similar. Have people checked out for using these items instead of outright banning them. Either that, or have a seperate area as has already been suggested.