I do not remember when I first came across MakerPipe, but I knew I wanted to use it to support the engineering program and our robotics team at my school. I was fortunate to teach the engineering class this year, the first time in our new space, so I was able to start the students off with physical prototyping using 3D-printed mini makerpipe parts and a bunch of coffee straws. I was then able to grab the CAD files from the community and have them CAD their solutions. Then they started building. We have completed 2 storage racks, with a third on the way, and a 10x10x10 ft cube that we are using as the framework for our FIRST robotics teams' pit displays. Our pit was the star of our recent state championship event. My facilities and maintenance teams are very intrigued by the product, and I have a few more projects in mind for the future. I will definitely be using MakerPipe in my program going forward.
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