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Well, the answer depends on the robot. If your robot comes as a kit, you might not need any additional tools at all, or only those supplied with the kit (such as an Allen wrench or a Phillips head screwdriver). If you're building your own bespoke robot you may need to construct your own chassis or hardware components, or ask someone with tools and experience to help you. It's important to learn how to use both hand and power tools properly — they can be quite dangerous if you don't know what you're doing or if you don't use sensible practices such as clamping your materials properly before drilling or cutting (I have a few scars to prove it).
Well, the answer depends on the robot. If your robot comes as a kit, you might not need any additional tools at all, or only those supplied with the kit (such as an Allen wrench or a Phillips head screwdriver). If you're building your own bespoke robot you may need to construct your own chassis or hardware components, or ask someone with tools and experience to help you.
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It's important to learn how to use both hand and power tools properly — they can be quite dangerous if you don't know what you're doing or if you don't use sensible practices such as clamping your materials properly before drilling or cutting (I have a few scars to prove it). Here's some safety tips:
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As an illustration of that last point, a few years' back I was hand-sanding some metal and had a tiny piece flew into my eye (I was wearing eyeglasses but not protective eyewear), and after about an hour of desperately trying to flush it out with water in the bathroom sink (I was starting to really panic) ended up having a very nice doctor at the local hospital's emergency ward fish it out in a couple of seconds. Really nice young guy. ''I don't want to see him again.''
As an illustration of that last point, a few years' back I was hand-sanding some metal part and a tiny piece flew into my eye (I was wearing eyeglasses but not protective eyewear), and after about an hour of desperately trying to flush it out with water in the bathroom sink (I was starting to really panic as it seemed pretty stuck) ended up having a doctor at the local hospital's emergency ward fish it out in a couple of seconds. Really nice young guy. ''I don't want to see him again.''
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* good quality __straight ruler__. A stainless steel metric ruler should last a lifetime; I've had mine for over 30 years
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* small __hacksaw__ for cutting plastic or aluminium (a power tools works too, but sometimes a hand tool is slower, safer, and more accurate)
* small __hacksaw__ for cutting plastic or aluminum/aluminium (a power tool works too, but sometimes a hand tool is slower, safer, and more accurate)
* __hand clamps__ or a __bench clamp__, to hold things while you're working on them. I find the blue and yellow ''Irwin Quick-Grips'' pretty handy and come in many sizes
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* __power drill__ is probably the most important power tool, as almost everything else can be done by hand. Yes, you can use a hand drill but you have to hold it much more carefully, for longer, as you rotate the handle. Wobbly use can make a poor hole, and with small drills even break the bit.
* __power jig saw__ is handy but not essential
* __power drill__ is probably the most important power tool, as almost everything else can be done by hand. Yes, you can use a hand drill but you have to hold it much more carefully, for longer, as you rotate the handle. Wobbly use can make a poor hole, and with small drills even break the bit. A drill press is nice but not really necessary.
* __power jig saw__ is handy but not essential. Likewise, a table saw is handy but kinda overkill for most of the cutting you'll do.
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This is not to say that if you already have a whole shop full of power tools you shouldn't use them. It's just that building a small robot doesn't ''require'' that. [David Anderson], who built the [SR04] robot, has an entire [home machine shop|http://www.geology.smu.edu/dpa-www/metal/index.html] at his disposal. I can't pretend not to be a bit envious...
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* a soldering iron (good quality, ask for help at the store where you buy it). [Murray] has a __Goot PX-335__ 85-120 Watt automatic temperature control, but that's kinda expensive unless you plan to do a lot of soldering
* a soldering iron (good quality, ask for help at the store where you buy it). [Murray] has a __Goot PX-335__ 85-120 Watt with automatic temperature control, but that's kinda expensive unless you plan to do a lot of soldering
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