Siri & Carly build the new Kicker support
Cole measuring wood for goal
Melanie & Gary Deaver broaching keyways
Kicker firing over bump
fire in the hole!
Siri, Heather, Scott Featherman & Gary Deaver resurrecting the lathe
Gary Deaver turning wheel axles on lathe
David Moyer, Siri, Carly and Mike Rizzo refine the kicker prototype
Gary Deaver and Melanie at the lathe
Cole, Douglas and Matt working on the goal
The Carpentry and Field Assembly Team
Douglas & Heather (the centerpiece)
Sasha & Andrew CAD team
Siri & Jen building the air spring kicker
Melanie as team photographer
Cole assembling goal entry ramp
DJ cooked an extraordinary vegetarian pasta dinner
Dinner
Jen & Gary Deaver with air spring kicker
Momentum test
Heather, David Moyer, Jen, Gary Deaver - fire in the hole!
Back to springs after all
Goal (& goal tenders!)
Gary Deaver - both actuator & trigger
cross-field goal sequence 1/4
cross-field goal sequence 2/4
cross-field goal sequence 3/4
cross-field goal sequence 4/4
and another goal 1/3
and another goal 2/3
and another goal 3/3
Mike Rizzo & Gary Deaver Launch
Andrew drafting & building BoM
Heather cutting 3/16" Al plate for Pivot plates Bottom
Goal
A real incentive to score
Superior, ergonomic bump design (Hint: wheels & handle)
Jen & Mike Rizzo - working on the chain gang
A different kind of breaking chain
Sasha & David Moyer - digging in to kicker design
Sasha & David Moyer - kicker details
Cole cutting carpet for the goal ramp
Paul & Mark Morun - building the platform
David Moyer & Sasha working on detailed kicker design
Steering motors coming together
Jen and Siri
Heather,Bob Drexel and Garry Deaver working on Chop saw
Mike Rizzo, Siri and Cole loading the ball corral
moving the corral
moving the Heather
David Moyer, Sasha and Andrew designing the kicker
Bob Drexel and Heather cutting fence
More firing tests
Michael tapping holes in a sprocket
Paul in his work
DJ, Max, Dinesh & Nicole - modeling alternative kicker
The greater CAD team
Gary Deaver & Michael test steering motors
Steering Motor Test
Heather marking transverse before cutting
Measuring twice!
Frame drawing from the CAD team
Cole & Mike Rizzo build the tunnel
Testing the long shot (over 2 bumps)
Heather cutting holes in transverse
Jen deburring the cut holes
Ben & Nicole writing control code
Carpentry team (& c.)
Bob Drexel discussing kicker details
Faith McKown, Matt & DJ - sabre saw work on transverse
CAD team working on kicker designs
Looking over the design
Largest CAD group we've ever had
Drilling holes for the bumpers
Drilling holes in the bumpers
Cutting the frame rails
Digging for the next part in the frame stock
Checking Kicker prototype drawings
Lofting the ball over the hump
Great height!
Placement before the shot
"Goaaaaaaallll!"
Line up for the next shot
Testing Prototype Kicker - Closer
Testing Prototype Kicker - Closer Consistent
Testing Prototype Kicker - How close can we get.
Faith and Matt talk strategy