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That is one nice looking pit! Great presentation for your sponsors, nice job!
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Emergency re-programming sessions in the midst of total panic don't get much easier if you have no place to sit. ![]() |
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What are team did is we bought some work benches and put them on the outer edges of the pit
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hey Natron here can anyone send me some pics of their pit(s)? we R looking for some ideas and would appreciate any input.
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On another thread i posted some links to 103's design.
Here they are: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/32045 http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/32044 http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/32043 |
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no offense, cyberphil, but you cant see much of the pit in those pictures
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I did a quick search and in the thousands of pictures we have I really couldn't find many of the pit; that is, a picture in which you could see the actual pit and not just lots of people in it. This one is the best. The main part of the pit, which was the subject of the earlier post I made with the CD drawings, is in the back. A smaller workbench is on the right that has just sliding bins on the bottom and some wire shelf on top. The robot is kept on the cart for repairs. There is a small wire shelf unit on the far right that is used to hold our yearbook and giveaways. The famous (now scaled down per FIRST rules) tower with the flashing light is obscured by the trackball, which is on a specially made PVC pipe holder made just for that game. There is also a small step stool and some bins (from the 2003 game) of parts, but that's about it. Perhaps someone from MOE who actually works in the pit (unlike me) can explain better.
Green bow-tie is optional for pit repairs. We transport the pit in a parent's pickup truck; see the second picture. If this looks complicated, realize that these weren't all designed and built at once. We've had ten years to build and modify these. |
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It hasn't been implemented yet, but our goal for the 2009 season is to have part of the pit made of plexiglass. Should help for organization.
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(PS if my posts seem kind of snobby, i dont mean them that way...sorry ) |
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And the answer: it depends on the design. The "breakable" aspect is something to look into, though it may be less breakable than if it were on a robot. It's also easy to fix, if you have the budget for Lexan. Here's the difference: Plexiglass is typically a type of acrylic; Lexan is a brand of polycarbonate. Lexan is tougher to break. Weight for either depends on thickness. They can be heavy, but they can also be lightened with a holesaw or similar method. Weight can be removed; pits can be made collapsible. The issue I thought about would be remembering the pit after the event--it's going to be hard to see without some form of coloring, maybe tape or paint on the edges. (Which will also help with not running into it...) |
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Thanks EricH im glad someone understands
As for the Plexi statement, i didnt know that, and i learned something new and i will share this info with my team tomorrow! Good luck! |
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Well i said in a different post, these were the best I could find. And I promised that I would put them in here. |
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Oh...sorry
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I have too questions on this topic, and being a fellow metal mustang, I figured you wouldn't mind the thread hijack.
![]() So, Anyone have an idea on what size the tables provided are? Also, What size diameter and wall size of PVC pipes do most people use for their pits? Thanks in advance. |
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