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Re: Wide C-Base Frame Corners

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Step 1: take some flat, bendable material like a piece of sheet metal, thin (1/8" max) polycarbonate, cardboard, or even heavy paper** if you must.

Step 2: cut one 4"x1" strip of said material for each corner where this is an issue.

Step 3: fold each strip in half to get an "L" that measures 2" on each side.

Step 4: Glue, bolt, rivet, secure with mounting tape, velcro, or zip-tie in place.
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Congratulations, you have now re-defined your frame perimeter to make your robot legal by the letter of the rules.

**a very strict inspector might not count paper since the flexibility allows for some noticeable change in shape which could be considered to be a violation of the requirement for the frame perimeter to be non-articulating.
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