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Machines for an Ideal Robotics Workshop?

If there is already a post or FIRST white paper on this subject, please send me the link.

What machines/equipment would teams recommend for an ideal robotics workshop?
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Re: Machines for an Ideal Robotics Workshop?

Uhm, idk if there's another post, but I have a couple suggestions.

1. Saw, you need a power saw that you can cut through metal.

2. Drill, use a stationary table drill to drill holes into your metal and other things.

3. Sander, many robot parts need to be sanded down and it's just easier to have a power sander around.

Uh, that's really it for POWER tools. We have hand taps and vice grips for hack saws also, but that's not power.
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Re: Machines for an Ideal Robotics Workshop?

You might check out these threads:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=49155
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=43379

I recall there being at least one more. Can't find it at the moment.
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Re: Machines for an Ideal Robotics Workshop?

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What kind of budget/space do you have for tools? You have the large machines (mills and lathes and similar items) that are easily a few thousand dollars (with the tools that allow them to cut metal) and take up a lot of space, the medium machines (drill presses, sanders, grinders, bandsaws) that are slightly cheaper and take up less space, or even fit on a table, and the hand machines (power drills, jigsaws, chopsaws, and hand tools) that you can pick up for a couple hundred or less at your local hardware store.

There are a lot of options out there; you have to know what you can afford and store.
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Re: Machines for an Ideal Robotics Workshop?

What is your budget? I'm not sure if you have $1k or $500k.

The answers will vary substantially based on that.
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Re: Machines for an Ideal Robotics Workshop?

If you have the money a lathe, milling machine, and a welder are nice things to have. Stay away from cheap clones when buying these.
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Re: Machines for an Ideal Robotics Workshop?

What would you put in an ideal dream robotics workshop, if money was not a constraint and you could dream BIG?
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CNC mill and CNC lathe, with people who know how to use them.
Good drill press, for smaller jobs.
Some form of grinder, maybe 1 surface grinder and 1 pedestal/bench grinder.
Welder that can weld aluminum.
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Robot storage. Awards case.
Material rack.
Toolbox that stays organized.
A practice field. Preferably as close as possible to the FIRST official ones.

That's probably about $50,000 worth of parts and materials (people costs not included).
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Re: Machines for an Ideal Robotics Workshop?

Actually, with regards to the Toolbox that stays organized, we've found that freshmen works fairly well, and you get to combine cheap labor with the excuse "but we're letting the freshmen help!"

In all seriousness, removable (we use magnetic) labels work quite well.

To add to the list, just three things:
- A computer (laptop?) with programing compiler and Internet.
- Multimeter
- Accurate scale for robot (among other things) at least to 150 lb. or so
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Just a Multimeter? I'd go for a nice digital Scope as well. When you start doing much beyond basic circuits, they are amazingly useful.
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Re: Machines for an Ideal Robotics Workshop?

An engineering college student who was in FIRST in high school.

I think good work tables/areas and good lighting is important in a shop. Also, good clamps and vises.

A waterjet can also be quite handy, but very costly.
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Re: Machines for an Ideal Robotics Workshop?

mill, lathe, bandsaw, drill press, arbor press

I agree, waterjets are quite handy.

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