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Plastic... material of the future or angel of robotic death?
I'm seeing a lot of hostility towards plastic sprockets on this thread. I can't say I've ever seen plastic sprockets, but we are using a lot of plastic as a structural component on our robot this year. We haven't done any formal tests, but after trying to file it, bend it, break it, and punch a hole in it with a hammer, I got the impression that it's very strong. One definite advantage of plastic is that blocks of it can easily be formed into complicated-shaped parts. This is the first time we've ever used plastic, so stay tuned... if Team 1213's bot falls apart, you'll know plastic is no good! ^_^
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