VEXPro 2014 Product Initial Impressions

[Ben Martin]

About 2/3 of the money spent on our robots so far this year has gone toward Vex/WCP products. Everything we bought from them last year ran great through ten competitions, and after the game was released, we thought using their part ecosystem was the best COTS chassis option to meet our needs for this game. A team like ours would not be able to be near as competitive without the array of COTS options available by suppliers like Vex.

I really appreciate the responses in the various CD threads and Chance from Vex, Clinton from The Robot Space, and the WCP team for responding to my calls, helping me to properly forecast when items would arrive, and letting me know which distribution hub has given items in stock. We will be providing more business as the needs arise.

Thanks BTW for Build Blitz, it was nice showcase of how to make really effective robots while not neglecting the design process in a very short span of time. I learned a lot.

<offtopic>Is there a good choice of snap ring for the hex shafts on the Versachassis? Maybe a McMaster part #?</offtopic>

[AlecS]

Originally Posted by Ben Martin

<offtopic>Is there a good choice of snap ring for the hex shafts on the Versachassis? Maybe a McMaster part #?</offtopic>

Here you go

[Ben Martin]

Originally Posted by AlecS

Here you go

Thank you!

[team222badbrad]

Originally Posted by Ben Martin

Thank you!

Luckily we had a box of these laying around for ours! (Something that should have been included IMO.)

The 1/2" rings from this set worked perfectly.
http://www.harborfreight.com/300-pie...ent-67655.html

[pfreivald]

We've bought a bunch of VexPro products both this and last year, and have had zero problems with any of it this year. Zero.

The problems we had last year were dealt with quickly and professionally.

[Michael Blake]

Originally Posted by Ben Martin

Is there a good choice of snap ring for the hex shafts on the Versachassis? Maybe a McMaster part #?

Hi Ben!

Here's what we use from www.mcmaster.com ...

e-Clips #97431A340

--Michael Blake