How long did it take for you to build your drivetrain?

[NoodleKnight]

Originally Posted by Steve W

Arguing is never a good idea. Challenging and discussing is OK but arguing doesn't do anything but cause hard feelings.

Well, maybe what I said sounded a bit too harsh. We hold very lengthy discussions, but we never break into a full fledged arguement, maybe small ones...

Veselin, I wish I could give my drawings to a machinist, but all of our experienced machinists graduated, I'm the only student machinist left. Add to that, we used to do a bunch of machining at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, but now after a bunch of problems (we didn't cause them), we're not allowed back in there, which also makes it hard to teach new students how to use machine tools, since we don't have any. We do have access to private machine shops, but we can't go to the shops when ever we choose. Mainly, the majority of the team is concerned about time consumption when it comes to new designs (due to past experiences).