[sdcantrell56]

I was simply saying that a lot of the machining necessary for a west coast drivetrain requires at least a mill, and a cnc mill would be even better. I do agree with you that any team should be able to ask around and find someone willing to machine a few parts for them. A lot of companies are very eager to help with FIRST since the robots are a lot "cooler" than the parts they normally make. One of the things I have been doing is trying to design a west coast drive that i feel will be reliable and easy enough to make using mostly sheet metal tools since our main sponsor is a sheet metal shop. There are many different ways to do a "west coast" drivetrain and it's really up to the team to decide how much machining they put into it.