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FRC #1197 (Torbots)
Team Role: Engineer
 
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Re: Setting up a new shop

VISE: large, heavy tool mounted on a bench. Used for holding things securely, including but not limited to fingers and the part you are trying to bend back into shape. May also be used as a crusher of whatever you put into it.

FLASHLIGHT: supposedly used in dark places to find the light switch. More often than not, it is a container for dead batteries, discovered while looking for the light switch.

HOLESAW: Drill attachment used to put a too-large hole in a too-heavy part. Also used to swiss-cheese a robot in a hurry.

DRILL BIT: drill attachment used to make cheese holes. Also known for breaking off in holes and disappearing from the drill index, necessitating a run to the hardware store.
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2003-2007: FRC0330 BeachBots
2008: FRC1135 Shmoebotics
2012: FRC4046 Schroedinger's Dragons

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