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Originally Posted by avanboekel
In the past 4 years I've been on the team, we haven't had any plywood on our bot (besides bumpers). We try not to use it in prototypes with high speed applications (our shooter this year for example). It causes far too much binding. Even in other prototypes, we rarely use it. We just find it easier and quicker to use other materials such as 80-20
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It causes too much binding? I think that's a design issue and not a material issue.
We've run multiple shooters (both this season and last), along with many other systems out of plywood.
Wood is good.
We primarily use 6mm baltic birch ply that we get local in 5x5 sheets and we usually router it. We have used some 12mm for thicker items.
It's a great material, VERY STIFF. This stiffness if often very useful. Cutting it at .25" depth 300 ipm is nice too!