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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
Yes, our entire 2012 robot (and various parts of older robots) were held together with gussets, not welding.
We made our own cnc router, so the ability to cut arbitrary gussets in house on zero notice was helpful.
Your suggestion of having a sponsor cut gussets is totally valid, a waterjet or laser will fly through 1/16" plate.
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What material did you use to cut your gussets? Given that you used a router, I'd assume that you used polycarbonate or some other plastic.