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Re: Ideal FRC Game

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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall View Post
FIRST probably should have used sheet polycarbonate connectors of a slightly different configuration instead of the moulded plastic ones. That would have solved production issues (any laser, waterjet or CNC router shop could make them, as could many teams), and would probably have been cheaper to mass-produce for the game.
We actually made our own connectors for the tetras, out of pvc ends and Lexan (cut with a bandsaw). I'm not sure if FIRST said to do this or I we just did it, but we didn't require any thing we couldn't get from our local hardware store
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