With just one week to go before the competition, Herman Cain Train is going Kobe in crunch time. Unlike the actual Herman Cain who gave up when times got tough, Herman Cain Train is doing some of its best work. This past week we were able to manufacture a large number of our parts, thanks to long hours in the shop, and have been able to successfully assemble our machine as the pictures below show.
Unfortunately, we ran into some trouble using our larger wheels, so we made new parts for the smaller wheels given to us in the set. For MS9 we were even able to successfully attach our motor and run our vehicle on the table. We finally were able to see our strategy put into work and discovered our vehicle is able to do everything we ever hoped and dreamed it could do. Below is a picture of Jason's sheer excitement when we successfully tested our machine.
Boy was he excited! Even with all the success we had this week, it did not go 100% smoothly. We ran into a huge snag Tuesday when our axles bent trying to press fit them into our wheels. Our wheels were destroyed as well as the axles, but fear not reader, because with Kobe Bryant-esque hard work and perseverance (and a little help from Mark in the shop) we were able to press fit new axles into new wheels and everything worked out.
Over the next couple days we plan on putting the finishing touches on our vehicle for MS10 and the competition on Thursday and like our namesake, we are bringing our game faces.
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