Servo - December 2008

Circular saws placed in one spot, keeping all extra pieces next to it for loose organization.

Door leading to garage from workspace.

Pictures From Dr. Joseph Immel, home workstation. Shows example of both tools, and a non-garage based shop.

A standard mid-line table mill.

Finally, do the same kind of loose organization with your hardware. Nuts, bolts, and metal scrap does not need to be organized by exact

A standard lathe chuck setup.

size, but if you can at least keep the specific type separate then you will be ahead of the game.

The last thing to do is to position the different work surfaces where you can get to them easily. Once you have done this, it is easier to work on components where multiple tool sets are required. After this, make sure to have an appropriate amount of mounted grips and jigs in order to secure your variety of components as you work on them. You should be all set to begin. SV

EVENT REPORT

Robothon Rob t Combat

It was the fifth Robothon event for Western Allied Robotics at the heavily trafficked Seattle Center’s Center House. Large crowds circulating throughout the day were entertained by three and 12 pound fighting robots. The three lb Beetleweight division was mostly populated by returning builders but there were a few new designs.

Greg Schwartz of Team LNW brought Idiot Savant, an undercutter robot with a 16 inch titanium blade clocked at over 3,300 RPM. Doug Brown of Team Dinobots came with a heavily updated undercutter T-Rex

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2.0 with a more powerful weapon and a more durable design. Dan Odell of Team Death by Monkeys brought a redesigned Gutter Monkey — a four wheel pushy-bot with a chromoyl steel wedge.

T-Rex 2.0 quickly worked its way up to the top of the winner’s bracket by knocking out the titanium brick Monkeying Around, the previous Robothon champion Hurty Gurty, and the full body spinner Melty B(eetle). On the loser’s side of the bracket, it was Gutter Monkey’s steel wedge vs. the titanium blade of Idiot Savant.