MILWAUKEE TABLE TOP TOOLS BANNED?

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by Bob Steele

Squirrel
I made the same mistake...
Read Milwaukee as a brand of tools..

double doh..

:0)

y'all weren't the only ones

[maltz1881]

This has to be a venue rule. Very weird. FIRST would have sent out a mass stating otherwise. As week 2 begins, can I please ask all of you to PLEASE PLEASE be aware of what you are doing in the pits. We had 2 near misses at Kettering in week 1. Teams that have those large arms are testing them out and some aren't being aware of the surroundings. Remember safety glasses at ALL times in the pits.

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by maltz1881

This has to be a venue rule. Very weird.

Is this the first year for the Wisconsin Regional at US Cellular Arena?

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

Is this the first year for the Wisconsin Regional at US Cellular Arena?

Nope, it's been there every year. This has never been a rule before, including the three times 1625 has attended.

[Mark Holschuh]

In addition to benchtop tools, we were told that teams couldn't use stepladders as well. Some teams were not allowed to carry theirs in to the arena.

[WRENCHMOM]

Originally Posted by Mark Holschuh

In addition to benchtop tools, we were told that teams couldn't use stepladders as well. Some teams were not allowed to carry theirs in to the arena.

The unfortunate thing about this is that they took away the ladders because of safety reasons and when we were walking through the pits, you should have seen what people were standing on instead of the proper and safe tool.....a ladder! Example: saw one team standing on a cart with four wheels to hang their banner. RIDICULOUS!!!!

[Eagleeyedan]

Originally Posted by Mark Holschuh

In addition to benchtop tools, we were told that teams couldn't use stepladders as well. Some teams were not allowed to carry theirs in to the arena.

You were allowed to use the ladder that pit admin had though. We had to use it. They announced that at the meeting for safety captains.

[Chris is me]

This isn't true FIRST wide at all. We are happily running our band saw and drill press in the pits and many teams at WPI have made use of both of these.

[Eagleeyedan]

In the meeting for safety captains, they said that SOME tools were banned but not things like power drills. They said if your tool was in question to ask one of them as they were the ones setting the rules. They also said that they had a tool shop for all teams to use. I guess it's a little late for this post though.

[J93Wagner]

Originally Posted by Eagleeyedan

In the meeting for safety captains, they said that SOME tools were banned but not things like power drills. They said if your tool was in question to ask one of them as they were the ones setting the rules. They also said that they had a tool shop for all teams to use. I guess it's a little late for this post though.

Could you please be a bit more specific as to what exactly was banned besides ladders and band saws if only for clarification?

[Eagleeyedan]

Originally Posted by J93Wagner

Could you please be a bit more specific as to what exactly was banned besides ladders and band saws if only for clarification?

They didn't specify any but they just said that small hand tools are acceptable but nothing like a power miter saw. Like I said before, they said if any tool wa in question to come to the safety judges and ask if it was okay.