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Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
First, I was wondering if rigolith is an actual material, or a named coined by FIRST because I found a few places that said rigolith is actual moon dust and rocks. Second, is there anyway of getting ahold of this material, whether it is sold somewhere or whether it can be made out of something.
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03-01-2009, 19:46
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
try "Glasliner FRP" there is a company selling it but i dont know if that is exactly what first will use.
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03-01-2009, 19:48
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
Actually, our local Home Depot carries Glasliner FRP (Longmont, CO). The stuff is used to line bathroom walls.
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03-01-2009, 19:51
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
i m sure wants to FIRST wants us to practice before a regional...i mean the Virginia FIRST has a sponsor that will actually build a practice field
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03-01-2009, 19:52
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
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03-01-2009, 19:56
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
Kevin Ross told us at the Seattle area kickoff that it's available at Home Depot, for around $36 per 4' x 8' sheet. Making a whole practice field would probably blow the budget of even a fairly rich team, but if every team in an area buys a few sheets for their own initial practicing, you could put them all together for scrimmage.
He also told us that FIRST hasn't yet given out any information on how the sheets should be attached together -- he said they're still figuring that out. Duct tape is not the solution. This is going to be a very interesting year. Good luck, all, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
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03-01-2009, 19:59
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
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03-01-2009, 20:12
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
Just wondering...i know it's not the thread to say this in but.. would Teflon sheets work just as good?
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03-01-2009, 20:18
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
does anyone know the coefficient of friction for the floor? this would be really helpful...
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03-01-2009, 20:20
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
well... asphault has a mu of about .12 coefficient so they said it's a 6th of that so maybe .02?
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03-01-2009, 20:26
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
for the friction coefficient wouldn't it be a combination of the coefficient of the wheels and the floor surface. not sure if im right but it makes sense in my head
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03-01-2009, 20:26
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
coefficient of friction is .05 and .1 laterally if memory serves
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03-01-2009, 20:44
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Re: Where can we buy or find out how to make the new floor, rigolith?
From the Kit Of Parts Manual:
The tread material is Celcon M90, and has the following coefficients of friction on white, rippled fiberglass plastic sheet Inline, static: 0.06 Inline, dynamic: 0.05 Transverse, static: 0.14 Transverse, dynamic: 0.10
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