Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/23/2001 10:30 PM EST
Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! :(.
Can someone tell me where in the manual it says we can use any amount of this and from any source?
or does it not?
-anton
Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/23/2001 10:33 PM EST
Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! :(.
In Reply to: Screws, Nuts and Bolts…
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/23/2001 10:30 PM EST:
: Can someone tell me where in the manual it says we can use any amount of this and from any source?
: or does it not?
: -anton
Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/23/2001 10:37 PM EST
Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! :(.
In Reply to: set screws too…can i just buy em from home depot?
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/23/2001 10:33 PM EST:
: : Can someone tell me where in the manual it says we can use any amount of this and from any source?
: : or does it not?
: : -anton
fasteners rock… they mention nuts…but they dont mention bolts or set screws…
argg… i know LAN cards, video cards, and the screws that keep my computer shut. what do i know about FASTENERSS?S??S?S?
-anton
Posted by Joe Johnson at 1/23/2001 10:48 PM EST
Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
In Reply to: ok i’m a ninny…
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/23/2001 10:37 PM EST:
Fasteners are allowed in unlimited quantity as long as
they are used as fasteners.
Joe J.
Posted by Scott Strickland at 1/23/2001 10:59 PM EST
Engineer on team #21, ComBBAT, from Astronaut & Titusville High School and Boeing/NASA.
In Reply to: Trust us, Fasteners are OK
Posted by Joe Johnson on 1/23/2001 10:48 PM EST:
: Fasteners are allowed in unlimited quantity as long as
: they are used as fasteners.
: Joe J.
What if screws/bolts are used as a pivot or pin. They are holding something together (like a fastener), but they also provide the pivot point (like an axle).
In the past FIRST has counted these as something other than fasteners. Right? Must these screws be bought from Small Parts?
An example… A pivot screw that holds two scissor lift members together. Is it a fastener or something else?
Scott
Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/23/2001 11:09 PM EST
Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! :(.
In Reply to: The hold it together, but it moves!!!
Posted by Scott Strickland on 1/23/2001 10:59 PM EST:
: : Fasteners are allowed in unlimited quantity as long as
: : they are used as fasteners.
: : Joe J.
: What if screws/bolts are used as a pivot or pin. They are holding something together (like a fastener), but they also provide the pivot point (like an axle).
: In the past FIRST has counted these as something other than fasteners. Right? Must these screws be bought from Small Parts?
: An example… A pivot screw that holds two scissor lift members together. Is it a fastener or something else?
: Scott
in theory, it fastens the wheel in place between the mounts.
-anton
Posted by Matt Leese at 1/24/2001 9:16 AM EST
Other on team #73, Tigerbolt, from Edison Technical HS and Alstom & Rochester Institute of Technology.
In Reply to: what about a screw meant as a shaft?
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/23/2001 11:09 PM EST:
According to FIRST it only counts as a fasterner if ALL it’s doing is fastening. It can be structural support, etc.
Matt who still enjoys the fact that velcro was consider a fastener when it was used to pickup floppies…
Posted by Nate Smith at 1/24/2001 10:49 AM EST
Other on team #66, GM Powertrain/Willow Run HS, from Eastern Michigan University and GM Powertrain.
In Reply to: Re: what about a screw meant as a shaft?
Posted by Matt Leese on 1/24/2001 9:16 AM EST:
: According to FIRST it only counts as a fasterner if ALL it’s doing is fastening. It can be structural support, etc.
I know that last year, the original AHL specifically said fasteners could be used for fastening only. But, at some point during the season, they removed this restriction. I don’t see any sort of restriction saying that fasteners can only be used for fastening this year, i.e. they would be able to be used as a pivot point, etc. I could just be overlooking something in the rules, so don’t quote me on this just yet…
Nate
Posted by Matt Leese at 1/24/2001 8:59 PM EST
Other on team #73, Tigerbolt, from Edison Technical HS and Alstom & Rochester Institute of Technology.
In Reply to: Are you sure?
Posted by Nate Smith on 1/24/2001 10:49 AM EST:
Well, I’m not sure if there’s a specific rule against but I figure if it’s primary purpose is not being a fastener than it’s not really a fastener now is it?
Matt
Posted by Raul at 1/24/2001 7:27 AM EST
Engineer on team #111, Wildstang, from Rolling Meadows & Wheeling HS and Motorola.
In Reply to: The hold it together, but it moves!!!
Posted by Scott Strickland on 1/23/2001 10:59 PM EST:
According to the Additional HW list any amount or kind of link pins are allowed. If a bolt is being used as a link pin, then it is considered a pin because of its function.
Raul
Posted by Dave… at 1/25/2001 6:07 PM EST
Engineer on team #5, Robocards, from Melvindale, MI and AFL (Alcoa Fujikura Ltd).
In Reply to: Screws, Nuts and Bolts…
Posted by Anton Abaya on 1/23/2001 10:30 PM EST:
: Can someone tell me where in the manual it says we can use any amount of this and from any source?
: or does it not?
: -anton
Back in May, I asked a question in regards to fasteners at the Team Forum.
Fasteners deal with 6 degrees of freedom (DOF). These are lateral movement in the X, Y, and Z directions, and rotation about the X,Y and Z directions.
For a robot wheel, the axle “fastens” the wheel to the robot by preventing movement up and down (Z axis) and fore and aft (Y axis), but not necessarily along the axle’s axis which would be left and right (X axis).
Likewise, the wheel axle prevents rotation about Y and Z, and only permits rotation around the X axis.
FIRST had mentioned that any component which would be called a fastener under normal use is acceptable as a fastener. It does not matter HOW you are using it, but whether a “lay person” would call it.
If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it must be a duck.
Dave…