[Bob Steele]

This looks very similar to the chassis we used this year except we used super shifters.

We riveted it together using aluminum angle as a connector. We made up a jig to allow us to put all of the rivets in the right places...they needed to be place specifically so they would be in shear...

VERY rigid

Things we learned...

1. Make the access holes for the wheels and power train bigger.
2. Think about maintenance from the beginning.
3. Alter your design depending on what is going to be on top... remember that it may be easy to get to everything in this frame until you put the rest of the robot on top of it...

Integration of this type of frame with the other design features of your robot will be critical...
If you have the wheels sticking out on the top side you will have less area to add other supports... You might think about making the frame so that your wheels are lower than your top piece. This would provide more flexibility to build up...

good luck and nice job!!