Brand New Team

[TheKing]

First off let me start off by saying,I kept hearing how this sport had allot to do with Gracious professionalism but i never knew you guys lived by that rule. i mean wow one day and so many views and responses awesome i was informed by Pasacack that this site had much information and that the people here were very nice and helpful so i just wanted to say thanx to every one who posted.

Originally Posted by keen101

Welcome to the community.... etc......
Sites that will come in handy:

ifirobotics.com
http://first.wpi.edu/Workshops/2007CON.html
http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/2008_kickoff.php
http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc...nt.aspx?id=482

I work down at the Board of Education so i got the number for the guy who is in charge of the school site and stuff and gave it two my teacher who is in charge of our team he is gonna call and see if we can but the guys out of work till after Christmas Plus i get the week off!
as for t-shirts did you use the school's t-shirt making company because we have school uniforms and think i could ask the principal to give their number so we could ask. but first we to get the design done first.

Originally Posted by KathieK

Welcome to FIRST and to Chief Delphi..... etc.... Good luck!

Thanks for all the links, and for suggestion on server space but could u give a link to the manual on who to set-up team websites. and as for my shirt design i checked cafe express it seems cool. But just curious can you do color bleed t-shirts like have an all black t-shirt and in the front have an image throughout the entire front? because i searched the site of cafe express and downloaded the template it was just 10inchx10inch. my school doesn't have graphics art class (yet one of the art teachers is like a photo shop expert and teaches it in classes in college and is trying to organize a class in school for it) but my art teacher does know student who are good in it. and besides i do allot in photo shop like my avatar i made just its supposed to be 3d and move but it won't

Originally Posted by Don Rotolo

We got your back........etc.......
Oh yeah: Keep Asking Questions!

Don

Thanks I know you got my back and yes i am very focused in school work to i have English AP (Which i have like 4 essays and a novel to read over break ) but I'm doing awesome. and once again thanks you guys for having our backs!

Originally Posted by billbo911

First things FIRST, (yes, that is a pun)

Welcome to the forums and more importantly, welcome to the hardest fun you will ever have. This is the beginning of something that will change your lives!!

I wish we were closer, but sadly, we are on the West Coast. Regardless, if there is anything we can do to help, please feel free to ask.

Thank you. and we will seek for help if we need it. bummer you guys are to far away. thanks again for your willingness to help us!

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

Welcome to FIRST and the CD Community!


I've posted a couple times about how our team used design-it.com a couple years ago and were quite pleased with the result. Here is a link that I posted on the design and prices of the shirts.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ht=1604+tshirt

Yea i check out design-it.com but it's closed for the weekend i will make sure to check it out again so far its the cheapest i have seen compared to this site i found http://www.customink.com/indexb.html it's cool but too expensive. But does design-it let me do color bleeds on the t-shirt?

Originally Posted by Scott L.

Hi,
I have experience in hardware selection, setup, installation, domain name registration, DNS record management, website hosting, basic ASP.net & MSSQL, and Windows 2003 feel free to pm, or email me with any questions.

Good luck with your new team.

Will do Thank you for your help!

Originally Posted by Chaos Marine

Well as a 4 year member and a senior now i found that the best way to leave a team is to be sure that your team is able to work in the community and is able to raise whatever money you need easily. make sure you can do the same and more things every year to help your team. If you have questions just ask.

raising money may bee a problem because we can't sell candy or any kind of fating food and that's what was our biggest sellers. but i am an extremely well rounded student and on my schools fund raising committee and do fund raising for my senior class and for DECA so i am good at fund raising and plus the only assigned members with jobs in our team are the fund raisers they are meeting this week end with Goldman Sacks a possible sponsor for us the are meeting with the fund raisers in our team in one of the board meeting rooms to give them tips tricks and ideas on how to fund raise. So yes i will make sure to leave this year with the team functioning properly.

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Happy Holidays to every one may you all have an amazing time and enjoy every moment of the day!!! = ) =]

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by TheKing

First off let me start off by saying,I kept hearing how this sport had allot to do with Gracious professionalism but i never knew you guys lived by that rule. i mean wow one day and so many views and responses awesome i was informed by Pasacack that this site had much information and that the people here were very nice and helpful so i just wanted to say thanx to every one who posted.

It's a FIRST thing. You gots to understand.

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by TheKing

I kept hearing how this sport had allot to do with Gracious professionalism but i never knew you guys lived by that rule.

What a way to end the day! Awesome!

[Chaos Marine]

Originally Posted by TheKing

raising money may bee a problem because we can't sell candy or any kind of fating food and that's what was our biggest sellers. but i am an extremely well rounded student and on my schools fund raising committee and do fund raising for my senior class and for DECA so i am good at fund raising and plus the only assigned members with jobs in our team are the fund raisers they are meeting this week end with Goldman Sacks a possible sponsor for us the are meeting with the fund raisers in our team in one of the board meeting rooms to give them tips tricks and ideas on how to fund raise. So yes i will make sure to leave this year with the team functioning properly.

Well are you not able to sell candy in school or in the community? We do all of our fundraisers in the community because our school doesent give us money. but we try and sell not just candy but we do alot of demos outside of the town Wal-mart or it is to cold now but a car wash at the fire station. I know it sounds strange but we make some cash standing out there. so Try and set something like that up because like i said those work really well.

[wendymom]

Welcome to FIRST and Chiefdelphi!!!

As far as fundraising goes....we have found we make (as much and sometimes more) money standing in front of grocery stores with the robot than we do with car washes. The Hexbug Fundraiser sells itself...although I'm not sure how they will do after christmas. (and they arent fattening!)

As far as t-shirts....thats what I do to for a living (and to support my robotics addiction)...just PM me and I will see what I can do.

Good luck, always ask for help when you need it...and give it when you can...Hope to see you at Championships!

[TheKing]

Guys most of all the fund raisers at school are usually holiday orientated and by most i mean just about all. I just wanted to know if you guys have some unique fund raiser ideas that you use for January? Thanks for the help guys!

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I was informed that i shouldn't write in text lingo so if your gonna post on how i shouldn't, no need i got the memo.xD
And sorry for writing text lingo before?

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by TheKing

Guys most of all the fund raisers at school are usually holiday orientated and by most i mean just about all. I just wanted to know if you guys have some unique fund raiser ideas that you use for January? Thanks for the help guys!

I would strongly recommend you take a look at this thread and this thread. Both of them discuss the Hexbug fundraiser offer available to teams. It has been a very successful program for us - we sold over $6000 worth in under two weeks, with almost no effort.

-dave

[Otaku]

Welcome to FIRST.

I'll say this:

I'm alright at designing and building robots (my team, as a whole, built a strong, meaty robot last year that was good, although not without it's issues) and I'll be willing to help you out if you want. Shoot me a PM or an email (preferably an email as I don't check CD all that often) if you want some of my help regarding chassis-s or drivetrains.

Cheers,
Mike Baker

[MiniNerd24]

Hi Welcome to FIRST
I guarantee that you will have a great time

[TheKing]

whats up guys sorry have been busy! so i was posting.

I went to the kick-off and wow overdrive seems real hard (mostly because it my first year) but guys so you should expect this i have some questions?

1. First of all is that guys if we made a robot which could hold one ball and still move one around would that be cool? what i mean is like say were a blue bot and we grab and capture a red ball on top of our bot then we keeping moving and push a blue one would that be against the rules because from what i saw it isn't so if you know could you please tell me! SO BASICALLY- is there a rule or how many track balls your robot can hold or move at once?

2.is there any rule for how many arms a robot can have?

3.Is there a rule for how many balls you can move at once?

4.What kind of wheels or wheel drive will give top speed and control? and what kind of control is best to use with it?

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I post pics up latter by guys!

[Otaku]

Originally Posted by TheKing

whats up guys sorry have been busy! so i was posting.

I went to the kick-off and wow overdrive seems real hard (mostly because it my first year) but guys so you should expect this i have some questions?

1. First of all is that guys if we made a robot which could hold one ball and still move one around would that be cool? what i mean is like say were a blue bot and we grab and capture a red ball on top of our bot then we keeping moving and push a blue one would that be against the rules because from what i saw it isn't so if you know could you please tell me! SO BASICALLY- is there a rule or how many track balls your robot can hold or move at once?

2.is there any rule for how many arms a robot can have?

3.Is there a rule for how many balls you can move at once?

4.What kind of wheels or wheel drive will give top speed and control? and what kind of control is best to use with it?

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I post pics up latter by guys!

1. Read the game rules, it's outlined pretty well.

2. Not that I know of. Just size & weight limitations.

3. Read the game rules.

4. Depends, really. Roughtop tread is good for traction, but you also need to keep in mind gear ratios. 8:1 through 4:1 is ideal for Overdrive. You don't need a lot of pushing power. so something relatively smooth with rounded corners will work well, methinks.

[SteveGPage]

Welcome to FIRST!

Assuming that your team will participate at the Garden State Regional, I look forward to meeting you and your team there! Give us a shout if you need any help in the next 6 weeks - or during the regional itself! We would be more than happy to help!

Good Luck!

[RyanCesiel]

Good to hear from a rookie team, you've come to the right spot for help.

If you still need help designing/setting up your website, I may be able to help. I designed and maintain AdamBots.com. Just send me a PM, I may also be able to help you with hosting your website.

[TheKing]

Originally Posted by Otaku

1. Read the game rules, it's outlined pretty well.

2. Not that I know of. Just size & weight limitations.

3. Read the game rules.

4. Depends, really. Roughtop tread is good for traction, but you also need to keep in mind gear ratios. 8:1 through 4:1 is ideal for Overdrive. You don't need a lot of pushing power. so something relatively smooth with rounded corners will work well, methinks.

sorry was so busy forgot to read the manual half way through started at like 3 a.m thank you. but do you know what the average pushing power of the robots from the KOP are??

Originally Posted by SteveGPage

Welcome to FIRST!

Assuming that your team will participate at the Garden State Regional, I look forward to meeting you and your team there! Give us a shout if you need any help in the next 6 weeks - or during the regional itself! We would be more than happy to help!

Good Luck!

cool thank you hope to see there to.

Originally Posted by RyanCesiel

Good to hear from a rookie team, you've come to the right spot for help.

If you still need help designing/setting up your website, I may be able to help. I designed and maintain AdamBots.com. Just send me a PM, I may also be able to help you with hosting your website.

Thank you so much the site you made looks awesome look forward to some help. (not that i ain't getting allot already just thank you to)

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by TheKing

1. First of all is that guys if we made a robot which could hold one ball and still move one around would that be cool? what i mean is like say were a blue bot and we grab and capture a red ball on top of our bot then we keeping moving and push a blue one would that be against the rules because from what i saw it isn't so if you know could you please tell me! SO BASICALLY- is there a rule or how many track balls your robot can hold or move at once?

This creates 2 penalties. I'm sure you can find them when you read the rules.

3.Is there a rule for how many balls you can move at once?

Depends on how you move them. Might be 1, might be 4.