Fat Max VEX Organizing System These photographs show how a complete VEX kit can be stored in a Fat Max organizing system, containing three trays. Components are organized by size and by function. Tanya Faltens Last updated 6/24/12
Top Tray with Handle Tools and longer axles Short plates and brackets Plastic pieces for slider Long slider pieces
Deep Space under the Top Tray All of the long “L” shaped pieces stack together along 2 edges All of the plates and long “C” shaped pieces fit along the bottom 4 largest wheels
Pull-out drawer 2 Smart chargers and power cables. 4 Medium wheels Claw. Motor can remain attached. Batteries and A-A USB cables. Other charger. batteries could go here. 2 VEX Cortexes
8-32 ¼” 6-32 ¼” 8-32 ½” /8” 8-32 ¾” ” 6-32 ¾” Square shafts Threaded standoffs Shaft collars washers Delrin bearing flats KEPS nuts ties nylock nuts Delrin bearing blocks spacers Pop rivets
LEDs Potentio- meters Line followers Limit Switches Bump Switches 269 Motors 2 wire motor adapters Extension wires Various small Gears
Intake rollers and TreadsLarger Gears Smaller Wheels pulleys rollers Rack pieces Chain
Place the larger parts that are least likely to slip through near the top of the case. Put copious small parts near the bottom of the case
When the case is lifted by the handle, all of the parts slide towards the new “bottoms” of their containers. Smaller parts can slip through to neighboring sections.