Tool list .rookie team

[Billfred]

There are a few threads on this you can search for, but if you stranded me on a desert island, here's my list:

1) The tool list to build the Kickoff kit drivetrain. Obviously, we don't know what is in the Kickoff kit drivetrain this year (and those that do aren't sharing), but here's what it was last year (PDF link). FIRST has blogged that this year's Kickoff kit drivetrain will be "similar".
2) Drill bits for that drill.
3) Probably some other size wrenches. Lowe's usually sells them in a combo pack anyway.
4) Metal files. File parts as you go to knock off sharp edges, and you'll make your inspector a very happy person.
5) A pop riveter. With some rivets, some 1x1 square tubing at the hardware store and some angle or flat aluminum, you can create a structure that will achieve the game challenge. (You can optimize this further with some sheetmetal fabrication, but I've made it work with just that.)
6) Hopefully, a chopsaw with a metal cutting blade. This will make fabricating with tube and a pop riveter infinitely faster.
7) Zip ties. Being able to secure your wiring and make it legible is a major key to troubleshooting issues.
8) Staple gun. You will use it to build your bumpers.
9) (Optional, but recommended) A can of spray paint. See what I said earlier about files? Spray-painting the robot comes with a caveat: having to file afterwards will ruin the finish. Kids like a good-looking robot. So this is your incentive. As soon as we started painting, sharp edge issues all but vanished.

You probably don't need to own these--someone in your circle probably has one you can use for a bit:
1) Table saw. Bumpers are going to be used next year, and historically that means the ability to cut 5" wide pieces of 3/4" plywood.