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Originally Posted by squirrel
You might want to consider using CAD to help you design the robot, but design it in a way that you can build the parts using the existing manual equipment you have, or so that it can be built with less expensive manual equipment you can buy.
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This is good advice. throwing more money/technology at the problem isn't always the best solution.
I think i'll still try to get at least some form of mill and lathe, since you can't really get away without these capabilities I think... (if you want to do stuff mainly in house, that is).
But you are definitly right in the respect that we don't need any more than 3 axes on the mill and 2 on the lathe (just the most basic setup).
I'll give TIG a try myself.. I have to know how to do it in order to teach the kids so that's the first barrier to pass and will also give me an indication of how difficult it is for the kids to do.
Still looking to hear from teams who have these stuff regarding how they use them.
-Leav
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Originally Posted by Dick Linn
Either one can be dangerous. Here's something I came across about a year ago:
"There was a "very serious" accident at the local high school last week. I use the quotes because I have not heard clear details yet. In fact, my account may not be accurate, but I don't think it matters for the purpose of this discussion. One member of the school robotics team (15 total) was running the lathe, and while bending over to look at her work, her hair tie snapped and her hair got caught, pulling her right in.
Update: The girl was released from Stanford Saturday afternoon and is now being considered for a unique operation to try to save the ends of 3 fingers which were caught in the windings of her hair as it was wrapping around the auto feed screw."
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I'll admit this shook me up... this is not something to brush off.
is there a further update regarding the status of the girl?