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Re: 30 lb Withholding? for rookies?
Nothing you described sounds illegal, and I would highly encourage you to do what you're planning. You have way less than 30 pounds of fabricated parts. I personally would count the roller chain as COTS anyway, but you're well under 30 pounds, so it doesn't matter. In the past, no one's gone around checking the stuff we've brought in.
It's to your advantage to use the 30 pound withholding allowance to upgrade your robot past the Stop Build Day. You don't get access to your robot (it's in the bag), but nothing stops you from getting 30 pounds of fabricated stuff plus unlimited COTS stuff ready to go.
Depending on the event, you may be able to find a veteran team with tools in their pit you can use, in addition to the regional's public machine shop. Though, nothing says you can't do any fabrication past Stop Build Day on the upgrade parts you "withheld" and plan to bring in.
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