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Originally Posted by artdutra04
But when you're in the elimination rounds and a critical part on your robot fails, you don't always have the time to create drawings and have the on-site machine shop fabricate a new one. In that case, I'd rather teach a younger student to be make up a creative, MacGyver-like solution out of a few bent up pieces of Lexan, some Gorilla glue, a hose-clamp, and an empty Mountain Dew can. (Or any other random stuff in the pits.)
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I completely agree with you! Notice that you don't need a band saw, lathe, or drill press to make that part from a few pieces of bent up lexan and a Dew can..you just need a small vise clamped to your pit table, some tin snips, maybe a hacksaw, and a cordless drill. Oh yeah...you also need to keep your cool and be careful while doing the work, so you can be safe (no matter what tools/equipment you have available)