08-10-2009 21:24

hurtzmyhead

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Wow... Looks great!

08-10-2009 22:19

Tetraman

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It'd be a shame if the dimensions change to the point you couldn't use this.

I love the shine. Is it all one piece or multiple?

08-10-2009 22:34

gorrilla

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it looks.......awsome...

and really really big

08-10-2009 22:42

Justin Montois

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I don't think its a robot frame....

08-10-2009 22:48

Akash Rastogi

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Its part of a sand box for the 2010 game. Or quick sand....or the game piece....ooo or the beginnings of a really cool robot that you have to battle on the field...or the..

09-10-2009 06:38

GaryVoshol

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It's pretty, but it'll never float.

09-10-2009 11:27

skimoose

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I love bended aluminum frames especially CNC sheet metal frames.

09-10-2009 12:27

Rich Wong

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Hint:

Don't try to put your LEG On it.

09-10-2009 12:29

Josh Drake

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Nobody has realized the scale of this piece. This is a 4' by 8' lego table without the bottom piece.

09-10-2009 21:15

colin340

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Originally Posted by 340x4xLife I don't think its a robot frame....

09-10-2009 21:17

JaneYoung

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nevermind...

09-10-2009 21:28

scottmacdonald

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich Wong Hint: Don't try to put your LEG On it.

09-10-2009 23:23

Tetraman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by scottmacdonald LEG On it | V LEG O Yay, I actually figured a hint out!

10-10-2009 00:10

Justin Montois

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That will be one sweet LEGO Table. I hope you have 2

10-10-2009 14:25

Josh Goodman

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lol before I read any of the comments I thought to myself, "Is that a METAL LEGO TABLE?!"

10-10-2009 20:50

Rich Wong

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Ding. Ding. Ding. We have winners!

Well, thanks for playing the game; there are the first three correct guesses:
(drum roll please...)

Da Winner: DRAKE343 (aka Josh Drake)
Second Place: 340x4xLife (aka Justin Montois)
Third Place: Josh Goodman (aka Josh Goodman)

Here is the story:
This is the prototype FLL table designed for the NYC FLL Tournaments this coming season.

Every year NYCFIRST have serious problems storing, fixing, and repairing of the 24 FLL tournament tables. Many times other FIRST brothers in New Jersey bring their tables to NYC so we have enought tables at the City-Wide tournament.

Storage was the biggest problem and when they come out of storage in the Fall season, the tables sometimes resemble the shape of potato chips.
We decided to create a more permanent set of tables that will not get damaged, easy for storage and does not take a lot of room.

We work with the Metal fabrication company MILGO/ BUFKIN (http://www.milgo-bufkin.com/) who are supporter of the FIRST mission. They donated the engineering and fabrication of two dozen metal tables for NYCFIRST.

Each table assembles in 5 minutes with a single screwdriver and all we add is a sheet of ¼” plywood for the base. We are planning to use Lexan or PVC sheets for the base. When the table is disassembled the four sides stack on top of each other for storage. The storage space for a metal table is 1/10th of a regular wooden table.

We do not have a cost for a table but MILGO/BUFKIN will give me a price tag in the future for possible orders from FLL teams. Several NYC schools are interested in purchasing this table.

This table was not painted black because it was jsut a prototype. We did use it during our FLL Kickoff event.

10-10-2009 21:00

Akash Rastogi

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich Wong Ding. Ding. Ding. We have winners! Well, thanks for playing the game; there are the first three correct guesses: (drum roll please...) Da Winner: DRAKE343 (aka Josh Drake) Second Place: 340x4xLife (aka Justin Montois) Third Place: Josh Goodman (aka Josh Goodman) Here is the story: This is the prototype FLL table designed for the NYC FLL Tournaments this coming season. Every year NYCFIRST have serious problems storing, fixing, and repairing of the 24 FLL tournament tables. Many times other FIRST brothers in New Jersey bring their tables to NYC so we have enought tables at the City-Wide tournament. Storage was the biggest problem and when they come out of storage in the Fall season, the tables sometimes resemble the shape of potato chips. We decided to create a more permanent set of tables that will not get damaged, easy for storage and does not take a lot of room. We work with the Metal fabrication company MILGO/ BUFKIN (http://www.milgo-bufkin.com/) who are supporter of the FIRST mission. They donated the engineering and fabrication of two dozen metal tables for NYCFIRST. Each table assembles in 5 minutes with a single screwdriver and all we add is a sheet of ¼” plywood for the base. We are planning to use Lexan or PVC sheets for the base. When the table is disassembled the four sides stack on top of each other for storage. The storage space for a metal table is 1/10th of a regular wooden table. We do not have a cost for a table but MILGO/BUFKIN will give me a price tag in the future for possible orders from FLL teams. Several NYC schools are interested in purchasing this table. This table was not painted black because it was jsut a prototype. We did use it during our FLL Kickoff event.

11-10-2009 15:13

Rich Wong

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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi Rich, any chance of having one of these available for the NJ State Championships in December? Any talks with Ernie DiCicco? Those wooden tables are a big pain for those of us students who have to fix warped wood and paint them again.

11-10-2009 15:48

Akash Rastogi

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich Wong I will be happy to lend you a several new tables. You guys were so helpful during the 2009 Javits FLL Tournament. All the FLL tables we used were from Team 11 in New Jersey. I will speak with Randy and Ernie.

11-10-2009 22:22

Rich Wong

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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi How light is each aluminum table?

12-10-2009 12:29

Josh Drake

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Any worries about dents? Do you break out the Bondo and a fresh coat of paint?