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Re: pic: Updated Sheet Metal Design- Swerve

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Originally Posted by Frenchie461 View Post
You probably want to put flanges on the top and bottom of the left and right side plates. It adds quite a bit of strength to the metal. Also, you could remove a bit more metal from the front of the frame.
@Frenchie- I took your advise in addition to that of Akash and added structural flanges pretty much all over the design. I really worked on the sheet-metal, and I think it's much more practical now. Also to note, I redid a lot of the lightening patterns.

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Originally Posted by O'Sancheski View Post
What is the thickness of the sheet metal?
The second version is much better than the first. The first design was lacking any serious strength because of the cut-out pattern. Nice first sheet metal chassis.
@O'Sancheski- 0.7" and thanks!


Expect an updated (photorealistic) rendering later today.
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