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Re: pic: Team 3266 CAD project
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Originally Posted by Gray Adams
I would be scared to use .05". Talk to whoever is going to make it for you if they have a lot experience with sheet metal. .125" is nice and strong if you secure it well, but it can easily bend and flex on its own. I can't imagine how weak .05" would be attached, let alone just by itself. I think ours is about 4.3lbs, but it's full of holes. Without holes, Inventor quotes about 10.5lbs.
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.125" as a bellypan works perfectly well to make a rigid chassis.
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