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Re: West Coast Drive: Bellypan
My experience with G10 Garolite was not as favorable. I found it difficult to cut and that it puts a lot of wear on cutting tools, and I'm not particularly fond of the dust from cutting it. The reason we went with 1/8" ABS was so we could tap it, then use Nylon screws and cut the screws flush with the bottom of the robot, for a totally smooth underside. The ABS is a little soft though, and requires care when tapping.
The garolite is nice and strong though, I'll give it that.
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Teacher/Engineer/Machinist - Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2011 - Present
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Technical Mentor, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2005-2007
Student Mechanical Leader and Driver, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2002-2004
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