pic: 295 chassis 1/19/09

[Sean Raia]

Cool chassis, i don't want to get this thread locked but it would have been cool if the chassis had been built by the kids not just drawn by them.

If everyone bought a chassis, FIRST wouldn't be the same.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Sean Raia

Cool chassis, i don't want to get this thread locked but it would have been cool if the chassis had been built by the kids not just drawn by them.

If everyone bought a chassis, FIRST wouldn't be the same.

Have you watched kickoff?
Dave made it pretty clear on the importance of having mentors.
I also dont think its clear cut and dry on who does the work for any team.
I'm sure teams in general try to incorporate as much student ownership as possible.

[Brandon Holley]

Originally Posted by Sean Raia

Cool chassis, i don't want to get this thread locked but it would have been cool if the chassis had been built by the kids not just drawn by them.

If everyone bought a chassis, FIRST wouldn't be the same.

Don't you think the wise decision would then be to not make that comment in THIS thread and either PM the person you are directing your comment at, or start a new thread to talk about that specific topic??


Anyways,
Love the chassis 295...they look really nice

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Sean Raia

Cool chassis, i don't want to get this thread locked but it would have been cool if the chassis had been built by the kids not just drawn by them.

If everyone bought a chassis, FIRST wouldn't be the same.

A friendly reminder from the CD moderator crew:

Confine discussion in this thread to the topic at hand-295's frame. Not who built 295's frame, or whether it's good or bad that it was done that way.

If you wish to address that topic, search the forums for other threads which exist for that purpose.

[sdcantrell56]

Originally Posted by Sean Raia

Cool chassis, i don't want to get this thread locked but it would have been cool if the chassis had been built by the kids not just drawn by them.

If everyone bought a chassis, FIRST wouldn't be the same.

Plus this is an exact representation of industry. Many companies do not have the machinery to fabricate many of their products, and as such, the company must contract out to a fab shop to have their parts created. We do the exact same thing and I don't see how having a shop laser cut parts that the students design that could not be manufactured any other way is against the beliefs of FIRST. The purpose of FIRST is to inspire students to go into science and engineering fields and having someone fabricate parts in no way diminishes this aspect.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by Sean Raia

Cool chassis, i don't want to get this thread locked but it would have been cool if the chassis had been built by the kids not just drawn by them.

If everyone bought a chassis, FIRST wouldn't be the same.

So I guess you think there should be no kit of parts? After all, someone is buying all that stuff for the teams, they're not building it themselves. (And sorry for dragging this thread off-topic again.)