[FRC Blog] Kit Hints?

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by Orion.DeYoe

What could collectively be 3x3x60?

Twenty wiffleballs?

[jvriezen]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Bumper fabric that is 5' long?

60" is a standard fabric bolt width. The other dimension will be the bumper length you are expecting. No box. Kickoff teams seeing the kit early will know. But it is not much of an advantage. Or maybe 54" in a box. Thats another std width.

I'm guessing bumper numbers will be provided and mandatory also. This removes inspector headaches and makes sure all teams' numbers are visible.

[catacon]

My prediction: two-wheeled jousting robots.

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by jvriezen

60" is a standard fabric bolt width. The other dimension will be the bumper length you are expecting. No box. Kickoff teams seeing the kit early will know. But it is not much of an advantage.

I'm guessing bumper numbers will be provided and mandatory also. This removes inspector headaches and makes sure all teams' numbers are visible.

I doubt it would need to be packaged in a tube though, I'd imagine it would be much cheaper to fold it and put it in a tote.

[Boe]

Originally Posted by jvriezen

I'm guessing bumper numbers will be provided and mandatory also. This removes inspector headaches and makes sure all teams' numbers are visible.

I really hope this doesnt happen

[Munchskull]

Maybe the 3×3×60 object is an extremely tall bowling pin.

[billbo911]

It is a Game piece. A Hockey Goal!!

Regolith is making a come back!!!

[jvriezen]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Bumper fabric that is 5' long?

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

I doubt it would need to be packaged in a tube though, I'd imagine it would be much cheaper to fold it and put it in a tote.

Why? It is manufactured on a roll, and the human labor to fold thousands of pieces is not trivial or cheap. With appropriate devices pieces can be cut and rolled very quickly.

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by jvriezen

Why? It is manufactured on a roll, and the human labor to fold thousands of pieces is not trivial or cheap. With appropriate devices pieces can be cut and rolled very quickly.

But its not manufactured on a roll for each team for the amount we'd be receiving. It would have been cut from rolls of fabric.

[audietron]

It's a box full of pvc tubing to make some sort of pyramid. right?

[PayneTrain]

I would think that a package of items that has to be 5 feet long is something extremely rigid , because why on earth are you going to send teams home with something that cumbersome in a compact car unless you HAVE to?

The bumper thing is interesting. There have been dropped hints about what FIRST wants to change with bumpers for the 2015 season, but I think unless they just give everybody a physical pre-made bumper assembly, they're not going to get everyone to make them correctly.

[jvriezen]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

But its not manufactured on a roll for each team for the amount we'd be receiving. It would have been cut from rolls of fabric.

Fabric buyers in general don't want creases. Our bumper fabric orders have always come in tubes because that's how the industry works!

http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/...Caps-125-thick

[notmattlythgoe]

Its totally a bumper car power pole...

[cgmv123]

Since no one has posted it yet, here is the list of kickoff kit components:

2015 Kickoff Kits will consist of the following items for all teams (sizes and weights are approximate):

A) One set of items, collectively, 27 in. x 17 in. x 17 in., 60 lbs.

B) One item, 8 in. x 3 in. x 7 in., 14 lbs.

C) One set of items, collectively, 29 in. x 22 in. x 22 in., 9 lbs.

D) One set of items, collectively 3 in. x 3 in. x 60 in., 6 lbs.

2015 Kickoff Kits will include the following additional items for Rookie teams only:

E) One item, 27 in. x 17 in. x 13 in., 26 lbs.

F) One item, 8 in. x 3 in. x 7 in., 14 lbs.

Teams who did not opt out of the Drive Base Kit will also receive the following item:

G) One item, 34 in. x 6 in. x 7 in., 24 lbs.

[Christopher149]

Originally Posted by cgmv123

Since no one has posted it yet, here is the list of kickoff kit components:

Correlating with the 2014 kit, the 27 in. x 17 in. x ## in. items are probably totes. I'm curious what the 29 in. x 22 in. x 22 in., 9 lbs. item is: it's large and very light.