T: How do you get started on a machine like the 1100M?Ĭ: When I first started on the mill, I didn’t know much about how CNC worked.
So that was the first thing that Andy made sure I did right. If you mess up the Z-axis, then you're just plunging through the material. We fixed it, but I found zeroing to be the most stressful. But, when I started the machine, I knew something was wrong. And then I always take a ruler and measure from the bottom of the drill to the top of the surface to make sure it matches. The first thing I realized was just how precise you have to be when zeroing the machine. K: The first thing that I made on the CNC by myself was this collector arm for our robot. All the parts were designed by us - we sourced all the parts, threw them on the machines, generated tool paths, and made 'em real. The skeleton of our first SW drive module was machined completely on the 1100M and the PCNC 1100. We've always wanted to build a swerve drive robot, but we've never been able to. During our lockdown season of 2021, we spent our time building a mock-up swerve drive module. T: Can you tell me about some of your experiences with the Tormach machines?Ĭ: One of my first tools to learn was the 1100M. I found my tech classes the most enjoyable when I was in middle school, so when I came to high school and heard of the robotics team, I was like, ‘Oh, I wanna do that.’ Kaylee: I have always been into technology and engineering.
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Early on, I was just being taught basics like how to use a tap, how to use a drill properly, what a drill press was, what a bandsaw was, all that basic stuff. When I joined the team, I knew very little about robotics and I was super excited to be brought from the ground up.
T: How did you get involved in your school’s FIRST Robotics team?Ĭhris: I was introduced to robotics at a younger age, and I knew that there was a robotics team in the high school and I wanted to be a part of it. It's a high school shop machine, so it's seen some abuse and it keeps on going. Tormach: Can you tell us about your machines?Īndy: We have an older PCNC 1100 that's been through the ringer a couple of times. He spoke with us alongside Chris, a Senior who is the team’s systems engineer, and Kaylee, a Sophomore who is on the CAD/mechanical team for the robot. They have been using a Tormach PCNC 1100 for a number of years and recently purchased an 1100M to add to their arsenal of tools.Īndy Baranec is their coach (mentor), and he has been with the team for about 16 years. We had a chance to connect with Team 871, also known as Robotechs, out of West Islip, New York, who have been an active team since 2002. Many teams continue to do smaller regional events after the championship to keep their engineering skills honed and push their robots to the limit. The FIRST Robotics season starts in January and officially culminates this week. Much like the real world of product design and development, students look to win the competition, but there are a number of benefits to helping their fellow competitors at the same time. FIRST provides friendly engineering and manufacturing competition for students by pitting their robotic designs against one another in various tasks while also fostering “co-opertition.” Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The FIRST Robotics Championship is underway, and that means herds of high schoolers from around the globe and their robots are descending on George R.
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