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Re: WHAT???..
Posted by Patrick Dingle at 03/09/2001 6:58 PM EST
Coach on team #639, Red B^2, from Ithaca High School and Cornell University. In Reply to: Re: WHAT???.. Posted by Thomas A. Frank on 03/09/2001 4:53 PM EST: Yes, it is clearly me who you meant to address the message to. Until today, I was unaware that chains and sprockets had been on the additional hardware list... And as i've mentioned before, I see no reason why they shouldn't. All I'm saying, is thank you to Small Parts for the discount they are providing, because it did help out our team. Patrick : : All I'm saying... for us, it is a LOT cheaper to purchase sprockets through SPI when they charge ONLY SHIPPING for them then when we purchase them through another catalog such as mcmaster carr. : Jason; : Assuming SPI has a size that mets your needs, and assuming it is in stock, you are probably right when looked at in a narrow way, but while I can see what you are saying, I think you might be missing the bigger picture. : Under last years rules, you could have gone over to your local bicycle shop and asked them to donate 20 feet of chain and some sprockets. I guarantee you would have gotten them (probably used, but who cares?), and they would really have been free (ignoring the thank you letters 34 cents postage). : I don't have any problem with SPI doing this, and making money at it. That's how our economic system is supposed to wrok. But with the freedom to engage in such a business, there exists a responsibility that requires that you be able to provide the goods/services required in a timely and cost effective manner. SPI is not always very good at this. Thus I think that FIRST needs to continue loosening the construction rules to make it easier for teams to utilize whatever they have on hand to build the machine. : It is hard enough getting volunteers to do this without annoying those who do give of their time with absurd rules that do not accomplish anything positive. : Everybody has access to a "junk bin" of some sort or other. The standard refrain I heard was "why can't we just use this (fill in the blank) which is just sitting hear". 'Cause that's the rules (grumble, grumble). : Makes it tough to get people to volunteer for next year... : Tom Frank |
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