2015 Las Vegas Regional

[SM987]

Urethane wheels in place of the banebot wheels. Practice has probably helped more than that.

[Travis Covington]

Originally Posted by SM987

Urethane wheels in place of the banebot wheels. Practice has probably helped more than that.

Custom or something COTS? It works well.

[SM987]

Originally Posted by Travis Covington

Custom or something COTS? It works well.

Custom; just some round stock with the urethane on there. Believe the urethane is the standard McMaster stuff. Possible solution for teams like us short on banebot wheels.

[Travis Covington]

Originally Posted by SM987

Custom; just some round stock with the urethane on there. Believe the urethane is the standard McMaster stuff. Possible solution for teams like us short on banebot wheels.

Urethane tubing or strips?

[SM987]

Originally Posted by Travis Covington

Urethane tubing or strips?

Tube. http://www.mcmaster.com/#87235K79

[Chad987]

Here's a quick pic that I took if anyone is curious As to what they look like.

http://i.imgur.com/EFzoVjl.jpg

[Noudvanbrunscho]

The livestream went down for a few minutes, so i didn't see the 208 points from 148.. Did they do 4 stacks of 6 with container on top?
I'm very curious if they will be able to make 4x 36 points stacks on there own @Worlds.
What do u think?

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Noudvanbrunscho

The livestream went down for a few minutes, so i didn't see the 208 points from 148.. Did they do 4 stacks of 6 with container on top?
I'm very curious if they will be able to make 4x 36 points stacks on there own @Worlds.
What do u think?

They were playing with 60 who usually does two full stacks themselves.

[lnex1357]

Originally Posted by Chad987

Here's a quick pic that I took if anyone is curious As to what they look like.

http://i.imgur.com/EFzoVjl.jpg

Joe,

Firstly, thanks so much for sharing. I think a number of us are running out of BB tread :-) A couple questions for you.

#1 Did you guys design your hub with a press fit i.e. stretched the urethane tube around the hub or did you guys make the hub for a "snug fit" and add an adhesive?

#2If you used an adhesive what did you find worked the best?

Kind Regards,

-Josh

[Chad987]

Originally Posted by lnex1357

Joe,

Firstly, thanks so much for sharing. I think a number of us are running out of BB tread :-) A couple questions for you.

#1 Did you guys design your hub with a press fit i.e. stretched the urethane tube around the hub or did you guys make the hub for a "snug fit" and add an adhesive?

#2If you used an adhesive what did you find worked the best?

Kind Regards,

-Josh

It's a stretch fit, with the hub about a half inch oversized then knurled. There is no adhesive used.

[Tmeziere]

Originally Posted by SM987

Custom; just some round stock with the urethane on there. Believe the urethane is the standard McMaster stuff. Possible solution for teams like us short on banebot wheels.

Our team tried something similar but had trouble machining the urethane. Do you know what your team used to machine it?

[Mulcahy]

Originally Posted by Tmeziere

Our team tried something similar but had trouble machining the urethane. Do you know what your team used to machine it?

The tubing is cut and stretched over delrin wheels machined on a CNC mill. A flange added on a lathe. We are fortunate to have a few kids who are very talented on the machines.

[smurfgirl]

I would like to extend a huge congratulations to Danielle on receiving a WFFA today! After talking with you earlier this weekend, it is clear that you absolutely deserve it.

Additionally, I wanted to say thanks to all of the volunteers and the regional planning committee for being so welcoming and friendly! I showed up yesterday as a volunteer at an event that was new to me where I knew no one, and I received an incredibly warm welcome from the nicest group of volunteers I've met yet. Thank you Las Vegas!

[smurfgirl]

Okay one more post... thanks to teams 148 and 987 for graciously sharing so much wisdom with our team members. It was a great learning opportunity for our students and I hope it will help kick-start future successes. You both have some of the nicest mentors and volunteers I have ever met, and I'm really glad we had the opportunity to work with you. Thanks for setting a great example for this young team to strive toward!

[Kevin Leonard]

Is there video somewhere of this event? I'd love to see some of these matches.