1086 build workspace

[wilsonmw04]

Originally Posted by coleslaw

This has been my first year in team 1086 and man, I have to say that it has been a great experience! Being in build season, we work at Flexicell, which is a workspace that allows our team to construct our robot efficiently.
Have the other teams had nice experiences in their workspaces?

2106 had the pleasure of working with you all last year. Flexicell it a great place to work, and Jumper isn't bad to have around either!

Good luck on your build Pirates!

[coleslaw]

Thanks for the replies everyone How far is everyone in their build proccess?

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

2106 had the pleasure of working with you all last year. Flexicell it a great place to work, and Jumper isn't bad to have around either!

Good luck on your build Pirates!

^^Good to hear from ya!

[JesseK]

We have a "shop" in the school that has 2 bandsaws, 2 benchtop circular saws, a grinder, a (new to '08) manual lathe, belt sander, 2 tables, 2 drill presses, and a bunch of table space. However, it's pretty friggin cold in there so we typically only go in there to cut. Attached to that is a storage space that is mainly for robotics but also the school sometimes stores things in there.

Then, we have 2 fairly large classrooms that only have 9' ceilings. The good news is that we can put a half-field in them; the bad news is that our lift can't go up all the way. In one classroom we have a bunch of computers that are used for programming, CD, web, finances, and awards. We also assemble electronics in there and have all of our previous bots on display so that any student who walks in sees them.

We also have a CNC mill that we mainly use in manual mode to drill out precision holes for things like motor mounts. We expect this to see more use in the coming years as the mentors learn more and more.

If it snows, we have....well....let's just say it better not snow and close the school.

[1086VEX]

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

Good luck on your build Pirates!

what do u mean pirates?!? ha...Blue cheese baby!!! and having jumper(mentor) around helps alot!

[coleslaw]

haha I didn't notice the pirates part! Yea its blue cheese!!

[wilsonmw04]

I need the back story on the whole "blue cheese" thing. Does that mean we won't see Mr. Clarke and his pirate flag cape this year?? *sigh* that was a sight to see. I Also take it the 'bot is no longer called "The Black Pearl"?

[1086wulf]

No the bot is not called the black pearl. the black pearl and the pirates are dead
the pirate cape is gone but there are ideas swirling around about a new cape to go with the new name.
oh yeah it's blue because blue's our main school color and cheese because we like to / need to cheese our bot every year.

[1086VEX]

oh...dont worry...clarke will have a cape....