Update #16

[Swampdude]

Originally Posted by Rob

HI Guys,

I think in general, people MAY be overreacting to this. When I read the update, my interpretation is this: If you want drill presses, bandsaws, mini-lathes etc. at an event, they must be in a mobile machine shop that is FIRST approved.

Granted the update does not detail what is involved in getting a machine shop approved. I don't see this as an attempt to ban machine shops and tools, jut to control them.

I could be very wrong, but before we jump all over FIRST for taking our bandsaws away, lets see what their Mobile machine shop approval procedure is.

Anyone have any insight into this?

Thanks,

RAZ

I'm not going out and buying a trailer, generator etc just to run my grinder, and then man it all day in case someone else might want to grind something. I don't think a mobile shop approval is the answer either. These operations need to be done within the general competition area in order to be usefull. Not to mention If we have to take our bot out the front door into the parking lot, who knows what we're doing to it.
The answer needs to be something like reality. That means to write procedures TO actual practice and not to diverge from it (unless where necessary). We all built these bots using these tools, so all have them. We know what we need and how to do it. We all usually bring what we think we'll need, and borrow the rest. It's simple, just let us do it in a "safe-er" place and Bobs your uncle.