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Re: Integrated WCD "Warp drive" chassis

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Originally Posted by Gregor View Post
The team I was on had a CNC router. We used a big piece of plywood and wood screws to hold the metal down.

At Metal Supermarkets a 6x37 sheet of 6061 0.125 would be $30, and a 6x37 sheet of 5052 would be $24. That is pretty cheap to me, considering you only need 4 sheets. Why 37", and what is your source?
The more I think about it the more I want to build it that way.. Anyway It still doubles the metal cost. I'll see if I can get the funding, my teachers are picky. I'm building it off of 2011 size specs
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