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Re: Sheet Metal Chassis
We originally designed a 3/32" sheet metal frame with the intention of holding it together with holes tapped for 10-32's but then our sheet metal fab backed out on us...we scrambled to re-design for something we could build in-house with the tools and machines we had and settled on 1/16th" aluminum supported by 1/8" & 1/16" sq tubing, and it has worked out rather nicely for us...we play primarily defense and our robot has gotten and given quite a bit of punishment this year, and is still holding strong.

For the 3/32" design, I think we had triangles for the lightening pattern, if you'd like to see the design, let me know, and I'll get a screenshot from the kid that designed it. We actually had two designs...one for a 6-wheel belt drivetrain and one for a four wheel drivetrain.
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