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Question Re: Fabrication

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Originally Posted by DinerKid View Post
Because we need our machines to be running all the time and they are often the rate limiting step in the robot construction process we have started using quite a bit more ABS in our designs, it machines like butter and is incredibly strong.
~DK
Could you explain how you use ABS? Team 422 uses aluminum C channel, Angle, and 80/20 for almost everything, and I would be interested to hear about what different materials teams use, and how. I also spent a lot of time talking to 1829 about their use of carbon fiber at the Virginia Regional, so my interest in odd build materials can be considered piqued.
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