Day 36

Day 35

Day 34

Day 33

  • We received our belts!

  • We finished turning the turret drive wheel

  • We made the groves in the end caps bigger so we can put the belts on

  • We started making our gear box for the collector

  • We finished putting the grippy tape on the collectors

  • We designed and cut out the hex

Main Achievement: We finished cutting the E-board and then planned and drilled all the holes so we can mount the electronics

Day 33

Day 31

Day 29

  • We finished our gear box for the turret
  • We worked on the bumpers
  • We CADed the lexan ball director
  • We planned a lot of the Dell Presentation
  • We made the turret spin!
  • We worked on improving our driver station

Main Achievement: WE FINISHED THE CHAIRMAN’S ESSAY AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Day 28

Day 26

Day 25

  • We ordered our sticker paper
  • Richard Tallman from Dell came and visited our shop and we told him all about our program. He promised support and brought along two servers and a battery. We also set up a presentation so he can bring other companies in and help get us more sponsors!
  • We worked on editing our chairmans award, our business plan, and our team overview
  • We reserved our spot at Duel in the Desert and are super excited to attend that.
  • We milled most of the collector plates
  • We welded more of the frame
  • Programmers experimented more with the encoders
  • Animators worked on their schools more
  • We turned down our nubby bolts on the lathe

Main Achievement: We finished turning all the wheel spacers down on the lathe