Those both sound like great ideas! I was looking at the December Robodojo as a potential debut anyway, but I may get my head down and see if I can get something functional for the October one. Didn't know they had a Sportsman event, that would be a good place to start while I'm still working things out.

Attending BotFest definitely sounds like something I would be interested in! I have to work Saturdays on rotation, so will check the schedule on Monday and see if I can attend. Thanks!

A few bits on the build front. One of the bandsaws has been successfully returned to Aldi (sorry Sam, no dual wielding) and a 1000x500x20mm sheet of HDPE is arriving at some point this week. Probably overkill, but I will likely make some cutting mistakes and need spares, etc.