W.E.R.C. Pregame - Preparation for Competition

March/April 2001
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And Mike demonstrating why air filters do not react well to flame.
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Then we found another shop-vac and we drilled.......
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And drilled......
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Scott skydiving in the lab. At this point, production had taken a backseat to sanity.
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The drill buried to the hilt. It actually did not have enough throw to go half-way through the blocks, so we had to move the table up and over to get enough depth.
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Jubilation when we found the holes drilled from each side had ACTUALLY MET square-on!! Miracles never cease. These connectors were the worst because they each needed 12 holes drilled in them. They took about 3 hours apiece.
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So we kept drilling. Have you grasped the general theme of that weekend?? Look how intense Jason is.
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A side shot of the bit cutting through.