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Originally posted by Chubtoad
it looks very nice, two things about your sides though
The lexan looks very nice but any impacts to it could create very many pieces or atleast big cracks
and Lexan on large surfaces tend to crack during extended vibration, such as moveing during a robot competition. If it is not lexan, then disregard the statements above. If it is lexan, make sure you have extra sides made.
VERY VERY NICE LOOKS
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It is Lexan, and it won't break, no matter what happens. Team 144 used the same idea for it's base last year and it stood up through a regional and the national semifinals.
I tested Lexan at Miami University with liquid nitrogen, dropping a steel block onto a 4x4 sheet of 1/8" Lexan after being soaked in the liquid nitrogen, and it didn't even crack.
Needless to say, we are pretty confident in the rigidity of our design.