after the sixth week building period you will need to ship your robot away competition of course euro but will need to be transported safely so you will need to build a crate here's what you need for 3/8 inch standard plywood sheets and 1/2 inch standard plywood sheet which should all be 4 by 8 feet you'll also need 7 pieces of standard lumber 1 4x4 piece that is 8 feet long and six 2x2 pieces that are 12 feet long to attach these you'll need about 50 quarter-twenty carriage bolts that are 4 inches long and 50 quarter-twenty wing nuts you'll also need two one-pound boxes of one and one-quarter inch standard deck screws and one one-pound box of 2 and 1/2 inch standard deck screws you'll also need 1 roll of clear stretch wrap for tools you'll need one of the following a table saw a jigsaw or a circular saw you'll also need a power drill with a quarter inch drill bit a Phillips screwdriver bit and a hammer or mallet make sure you have your safety goggles then get ready to work first measure out your pieces of plywood and lumber before you cut try to use as much wood as possible by cutting out different lengths from each piece you should have six pieces of plywood and 14 pieces of lumber out of the three-eighths inch plywood you'll need to cut four pieces of plywood two of piece a and two of piece be the two a pieces should be 40 and a half by 64 inches and the to be pieces shouldn't each be 46 by 64 inches out of the half-inch plywood measured two pieces which are 44 by 46 inches these are your seed pieces the lumber should be measured out into 12 pieces the 2 by 2 pieces should make 4d pieces that are 37 and a half inches long to EP tsa's that are 40 and a half inches long for F pieces that are 46 inches long and 4G pieces that are 61 inches the 4 by 4 lumber should be cut into 2 H pieces that are each 46 inches long on the floor create a frame using the 2 G pieces and the 2 e pieces on the end like this Center the D piece in between the 2 G pieces secure the lumber at each joint with 2 inch deck screws you'll want to drill pilot holes to avoid splitting the wood use a 1/8 inch drill bit to do this now flip the frame over since you created the frame on the for the pieces will be flush now attach plywood piece a to the frame you can secure plywood piece a with one inch deck screws about every foot do the same with the other plywood pieces lay the 2f pieces on the floor like this and place plywood piece be on top secure plywood piece be using 1 inch deck screws repeat this process with the other plywood piece be put the 2 H pizzas 30 inches apart on the floor like this and then place plywood PC on top this piece forms your base so the placement of the hph piece is this far apart ensures that the weight of the crate is supported properly and also labs for the forklift to pick it up now screw pilot pc on top using 1 inch deck screws save the other seat piece to use as the lid of your crate place the SI base piece and one of the B pieces on there side like this so that their edges meet drill four quarter inch holes make sure that the holes are evenly spaced after you drill each hole insert a carriage bolt through the hole and secure it with wing nuts on the other side of the lumber the carriage bolt head should be against the plywood not against the lumber now roll over your structure so that piece B is flat on the floor like this now bring in piece a and place it as you place these B in the last step this time drill three one quarter inch holes securing each hole with the carriage nut and bolt after you drill it after you finish screwing inside a tilt the crate up so that it's on its base now attach side a and side B plus six one quarter inch holes evenly along the length of G as we've been doing through this whole tutorial make sure that you insert the carriage bolts as you're drilling the holes again make sure that the carriage bolt heads are flat against the plywood not against the lumber now you will have to repeat these steps with the other side a and the other side B make sure that you tilt the crate so that you can attach each piece to the base finally tell your crate over and attach the remaining side C don't forget to put a bolt in after you've drilled each hole when you're done we recommend labeling each side on the edge do you know what piece goes where the bolt holes that you've drilled are unique so only be able to assemble your crate in one way by removing the carriage bolts and wing nut you can take off one of the B sides like a door and put your robot inside make sure that your robot doesn't have any loose parts or batteries that could fly around inside when you're actually ready to ship your robot and take your stretch wrap and circle it a few times around the crate you don't need to wrap the whole crate so don't overdo it but feel free to go around a few times now your crate is finished and you're ready to ship we'll see you at the competition you