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I agree with many of the other posts about the machine shop issue. My team (#1002) has a mobile shop in our trailer and we tend to do more repairs for others than for ourselves. Last year when we offered to be an approved shop at a regional they informed me that we must carry our own liability insurance, must be manned by an adult, and no students were to work in the trailer. The last two parts were the easy part, it was the insurance that became the issue. I have not approached FIRST this year but over the fall we colonized as a Learning for Life Explorer post and with this recieved a liability and accident insurance policy through the BSA insurance the cost is minimal about $7 per student/adult and $20 for the group our total was around $700 for the year. For the student/adult it acts as a supplemental coverage and then it covers the organization. I will try to see if FIRST will accept this and if so then this is the way for the teams to go.