ideas are cheap. what next?

[daveimi]

I'm the most naff person in the world at hammering, sawing straight, drilled holes being the right size and lining up and so on. But I can share with you my pearls of wisdom.

- Build a FW Rammer to get started. Trust me on this.
- Read all the build diaries.
- Read through the FW help threads. All of them.
- Get some Gimson's / Robochallenge Motor/Wheel drive setup and a Sabertooth for your first robot. Build around these.
- Get to some live events and chat to people in the pits.
- Don't rush, have 12months of reading and building for the first robot.
- Buy your own cheap tools. You can get packs of spanners, screw drivers etc for next to nothing from Tesco. My drill and angle grinder were a tenner a piece from BnQ.
- Get a £7 workmate. All the workbench you'll ever need for a featherweight.
- Anything delicate or elaborate will get battered in the arena. Only Metal or Thick Plastic will work for a body/shell etc.

[Bacon Wizard]

Thanks for this