[CRUSH-build] Kareem needs some attention before he can compete

[Leslielintner at aol.com]

Bill, Could you pick up enough runner for 2' x 4'? Leslie say's that  there 
probably is not enough plastic runner left to obtain a front shield. The  
plastic at the shop was cut in a way that makes it useless for the shield.   I will 
stop at all necessary Home Depots to obtain enough grommets.
  Leslie and I feel that Round bar welded around the outside of the  existing 
pins with plastic runner stretched from top to bottom and side to  side will 
be lighter and more durable then the 1/8" acrylic. (1/4' acrylic  would have 
been better but heavier). The bars will keep the Robots out and the  Plastic 
the balls.
 
  I don't expect that there should be any reason to disassemble the  wheels 
in the future. Therefore, we should permanently locktite them.
 
  If the Transmissions have not been plumbed, they should be.
 
       THERE IS NO TIME LEFT TO MAKE ALL  FUNCTIONS WORK PROPERLY.  



If we weld the basket in place, we can loose much weight and  save the time 
that it is going to take trying to make it function  properly.
 
   We can use the basket for collecting, and shooting.
 
  We can use the shooter for goal shooting and shooting the balls  toward our 
allies and away from the opponents.
 
  When the basket jams it's a collector.
 
  Any debris in the chain could make them jump the sprockets since the  
sprockets have short teeth. They need to be clean. Grease slips and collects  more 
dirt that can't be brushed or blown away. I would not suggest using  grease.
 
  Loosing the dumping action of the basket will put our weight problem  to 
bed.
 
 
  It is my feeling that if we don't concentrate on making part of  this robot 
work properly and loosing other parts ( dumping) , we will  be working on the 
robot, at Phoenix, instead of competing. Let's  not reengineer. Let's 
prioritize our goals for a 2 minute match.
 
We had high expectations and goals for the time that we are given to build  a 
robot. I doubt if the first engineers feel that it is feasible for teams to  
make all work. I feel that the idea is to choose. They give teams a stretch to 
 reach for. there is probably some teams out there with the engineering, 
machine,  experience, and man(women)power to complete all functions, but for Crush 
1011 it  should be a goal to shoot for. 
 
Although this is a frustrating time, We should All should remember that we  
are reaching for a very high goal to accomplish in Six Weeks. We also don't 
have  75 students on our roster like some teams in the Northeast.
 
This could be worse. We could have sent our Robot costing millions to the  
moon to have it lost or broken. We could have sent a shuttle into orbit to have  
it not get there.
They do the best they can and then, try  again.      US TOO !!
 
                                                                              
     Mike Lintner
 
                                                                             
 
 
 
 
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