
02-06-2011, 15:54
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Join Date: Dec 2008
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Re: pic: Another Sheetmetal 6WD
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Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder
why not put a larger flange on the end pieces, and do away with a metal base plate. my team uses verolite as our base plate, and it is as, if not more rigid that aluminum pocketed that much, it also weighs less, and tends to pick up less dirt.
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Not a lot is as rigid for the weight as an aluminium baseplate, and that cross rigidity won't be added just by making a longer flange.
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