After a bit of advice on what to concentrate on...

[daveimi]

Erm, bit random although bear with me. I have random stuff scattered round the house, sheets of ply, sheets of steel and ally, basically anything I see being chucked out that's a clean sheet that I know I can cut up and use. I have a half built beetle, feather and heavy, all of which look reasonable and will run should they be armoured and cabled up. We have a baby number 2 on the way and I can only realistically get to the Northern Events for the next year or so till the kids are a bit older and sleeping through etc.

I've been told I need a drastic clear-out, and that I can't keep hold of stuff when space is at a premium. I've gotten a bit stuck with what to build, what to finish, what to abandon and so on. I want to finish a heavy off and sort of concentrate on this. I like the feather's, but since the only events I can get to are heavy events with feathers on the side it seems sensible to concentrate on these? I could build a feather and a heavy I suppose as the parts are lay about, it's just a case of lugging them both to events and stuff. It's also weird because I'm not really much good at building them, but seem to be able to cobble stuff together no matter what the weight category is.

I was aiming to get on some of the events on the Northern Tour. Do people think I should get the feather and the heavy running and bring them to events, or concentrate on a heavy and finish the feather afterwards. I took a feather to Doncaster but spent the whole time wishing I had a heavy lol. Just after some general advice really about it all. My other problem is that now that friends and so on know I'm building them, they all want to come and have a drive, and it feels annoying because I'm the only one in the garage night after night getting stuff together. The team name "Skipdiving Robotics" is really my team name, and my brother, his mate, my dad, my brother in law all sort of help shift stuff and drive when they feel like it. It would be nice to sack them off and come on my own lol as I'm the only one that knows how they go together and can fix them in any sort of half-hour time frame.

Thanks for letting me rant, this just comes off the back of brother n his mate ranting at me about wanting to come to an event and robots not being ready etc. Any thoughts / oppinions more than welcome.

Cheers

Dave

[mattsdragons]

Build all 3 and store them like Russian dolls

[craig_colliass]

I would say
Take your time in deciding what to do, Family comes first having children and being a good parent has to be something you give all your effort to (I should know 8 kids ) this doesn't mean you don't do robots, but you have to work out a way for you to couple the 2 things together.

I would say make one robot work!

Take some pride in your own efforts, doesn't matter what weight.

Don't look at what you don't have look at what you do have, that goes for robots, family and anything else.

Understand Team Saint has in theory 10 members and only 1 builds anything guess who! Drives to the shows guess who! Pays for everything, I think you get the idea. If anyone complains the robot isn't ready, I hand them the drill and tell them to fix it!

Remember the fun is in doing your best and enjoying the moment enjoying the company of friends in the community, and going home and fixing the robot ready for the next time.

[typhoon_driver]

I'd echo Craig's comments. Focus on the family.

If you are able to continue with the bots then ask for help from the others. It can sometimes be difficult to get involved if someone else goes hell for leather without stopping to ask for help.

[daveimi]

Oh gosh yeah family will always come first. I'm most comfortable with feathers so will finish that off and get to Barnsley and Doncaster with it and if I get chance will have a look at the heavy. Beetles look awesome but the events have all been down south so far lol. Been trying to get hold "The Jammy One" he's here in Blackpool too but so far no joy. Thank you for all the replies

[typhoon_driver]

Events down south?! Jeez that's normal practice for me being North of Aberdeen

[playzooki]

"Daddy, Daddy, can i drive the wobot?" :P

[daveimi]

Haha that made me laugh! Yeah my rents are from Largs so I know the trekking up and down can be a bit much lol.

And yeah, I have a 4 1/2 yr old at the minute that's getting to grips with the featherweight. The bushes up the drive have taken some stick lol.

Us oop norf should organise some dodgy 2am car park street fights lol. We'll all meet at Glasgow services here and there and pummel the hell out of each other's robots n then go home lol.