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Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence
But you don't just bolt it together. You design it all. That's kinda the point of what I just wrote.
I believe there is a misunderstanding here - in what ways is buying stock aluminum 2x1 and machining your own slots and holes and adding gearboxes and gussets any different from the Versachassis?
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Oh, ok. I wasn't quite sure what you meant.
Anyway,
buying the stock and cutting it yourself is different from just using versachassis, because you actually have to design in different chassis elements such as slots and mounting holes. This is good practice. The more custom work you can do in the offseason, the better for when COTS parts are not available or don't exist. Anything new has to be done in the offseason or it has a much higher chance of not working/ failing.
Anybody can take the versachassis and use it during the season, but the offseason should be used for custom parts and designs. There's little reason to just build a versachassis instead of actually inputting custom work somewhere into the equation; that can be accomplished during build.
Yes, it is less effort and more effective to use a versachassis, but doing a custom build makes good use of the time available.