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Re: What materials do you most commonly use on your robots?
449 just made the change from predominantly 80-20 frames to 2''x1'' aluminum tube (and good riddance to the 80/20, it's a terrible material that breeds bad habits and should only be used for prototyping, in my experience), assembled with match-drilled gusset plates and 1/4''-20 bolts. Easy to do and very sturdy.
4464 this past year used the standard kitbot c-base frame, with a superstructure of aluminum tube of varying sizes and riveted gusset plates, which worked great.
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Member, FRC Team 449: 2007-2010
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Alumnus/Technical Mentor, FRC Team 449: 2010-Present
Lead Technical Mentor, FRC Team 4464: 2012-2015
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Last edited by Oblarg : 24-11-2013 at 22:49.
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