Hey everyone, this question is mainly for teams with low budgets, such as not having CADing capabilities or machine shops, but I was wondering during the build season how most teams do their prototyping. I have seen the 80-20 aluminum work very well for prototypes, but that would probably be a final component of our design on our robot since I think it can get a bit pricy.
Also, here are some more specific questions I have:
1. How does your team divide up the work and how long does it take to get a final design?
2. What could our team do to learn more about gearing/motor couplings like for the small andymark motors if we want to attach a high torque gearbox to it, such as a spool for an elevator? (Resources would be great for this one)
3. And this question is not that important but I was wondering how do people use the drills to spin objects such as in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auq6mZBkbuQ?
Thanks in advance!
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