Need some recommendations for tooling

[Sperkowsky]

Originally Posted by NickE

You should do this instead of rushing into a purchase for budget machinery that hasn't been thoroughly researched and may be a huge compromise on what you actually need it to do. FIRST can hold money for you, has no fiscal year rollover limits, and will re-grant it back to your team upon request so that you can buy machinery on your own timetable.

As much as I would like to do this it probably won't make our school very happy as we already told them we were going to buy tools. It is our money and in all technicality we can do what we want but we have a very good relationship with our school and do not want to hinder it. (They have given us $7,000 this year alone on top of the $7,500 they always give us).

We do realize they are budget tools but right now its probably all we can afford/will be able to afford for a little while. We also have no machining mentors currently and the way I see it id rather start off with a cheaper tool.

Although, I totally see your point.