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Re: pic: 3847 VEXpro Chassis

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Originally Posted by z_beeblebrox View Post
It's sheet metal instead of extrusion.

Take a look at it here:

http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/ch...-in-a-day.html
I know they're fabricated differently. I meant like in terms of use. Ease of construction, strength, attaching extra pieces, etc. etc. etc.

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Originally Posted by MrForbes View Post
We should be getting our vexpro chassis parts in the mail in a few days. Thinking about the driving over Frisbees problem....it seems it would be relatively easy to put some type of "skirt" at each end of each chassis side, to push Frisbees aside rather than drive over them. Perhaps just a short piece of Lexan or something.
From what we've experimented with the kitbot (6wd long configuration) you can just drive over a frisbee and the drivetrain'll spit it right back out.
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