[EricH]

Originally Posted by purduephotog

I, personally, am transferring from one team to another. I'm also transferring the corporate sponsorship from that team to a new one. The new team was a rookie team last year- so they have 0 buildup of supplies and materials to work from.

I had about 1k left in my budget from the previous team that I wanted to outfit the new team with stuff they need- things that any team that has had 3 or 4 KOPs with would have in abundance- motors, brackets, wheels, bearings, bolts, fabric.

This means that the cRIO is in fact the important item to get. So, all you have is last year's KOP, and whatever tools/parts you can beg or borrow.

If I were you, I'd post an item in CD-Swap, saying something about needing old motors, trannies, and KOP items on the cheap. (The one place I haven't seen mentioned yet in this thread...) Somebody, somewhere, probably has a surplus of some of the motors and other stuff of that nature. This will help build up that supply and allow you to spend more on stuff like tools.

One other tip, for now: if you have woodworking equipment, steal a page from 1726 and RAGE and build with wood as your primary material. That way you can focus on the electrical equipment and the items that have to be metal (and, if you do it right, you can use KOP metal in places other than the drive frame).