pic: 217 entry?

[TheOtherGuy]

Originally Posted by squirrel

We have 4 encoders and the software guys have gotten one to work

Huh? We have 3 working, and the last one is a hardware issue

Can't wait to see it, 217!

[Dave Scheck]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

We like to take it easy on our software guys.

Can I join you guys?

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by TheOtherGuy

Huh? We have 3 working

Oh...I meant being used by the program!

We'll get them all doing something by Monday....

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by squirrel

We have 4 encoders and the software guys have gotten one to work

At that rate, get 16 encoders and then the 4 of them you need will be working.

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

I can also tell you that we are using 8 motors, 6 encoders, the camera and over 1,000 rivets ....

Just curious, do you just use POP rivets or do you ever use solid rivets?

[Paul Copioli]

We just use POP rivets. They are cheap, easy to use and have never failed us. We never really considered any other kind because they work for us. To take it one step further, we only use 5/32" aluminum rivets. Their strength and ease of installation / removal are perfect for a FIRST robot.

[Raul]

Hmmm, we have been using 1/8" aluminum pop rivets since 1996 on our robots and they work out fine. We just use steel one when we need extra holding strength.

The aluminum rivets make a good mechanical fuse when you want a built-in failure point. When things are likely to break, it is good to design for failure in the right locations such that minimal functionality is lost in the middle of a match and repair is quick and easy.

[Paul Copioli]

We use 5/32" due to the fact that our original sheet metal manufacturer didn't want to laser such a small hole (they only had a laser). We compromised on 5/32" (they wanted 3/16").

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by waialua359

I swear we used over 1000 rivets taking things on and off, on and off, on and off, etc.
I bought out 3 hardware stores for $200.00.

Originally Posted by Raul

Hmmm, we have been using 1/8" aluminum pop rivets since 1996 on our robots and they work out fine.

Hmmm... Maybe AndyMark should sell rivets in bulk next year.



AB

[IKE]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

Hmmm... Maybe AndyMark should sell rivets in bulk next year.



AB

Hmmm. Not sure how 45 has been using those. I just unpacked a crate of extra material set aside from last season when working with a rookie team and found a Team 45 pop-rivet gun. That somehow made it into our stuff at Nationals or IRI last year. (feel free to use loaning out your pop-rivet gun to team 3119 in your chairman's submission).
By the way your team didn't happen to find an "extra" set of "Behind the Design" books at nationals did they?

P.S. PM me an address and I will get a Pop-riveter in the mail.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

Hmmm... Maybe AndyMark should sell rivets in bulk next year.



AB

Anodized in many different colors of course?