[Samwaldo]

I have mentioned them often on CD. We have built 2 competition robots (2012 & 2014) and a few demo bots with these. The frames took quite a beating. 2012 - falling off the bridge alot. 2014 - the defense we became know for in NE, and the catapult pulling on the frame.

They hold up nicely, but we have learned alot

Pros -
1) we build a chassis in a day! Its so easy and quick. Pickup took minutes.
2) look fantastic. We are asked about them alot due to the clean look.
3) quite durable if used corrected. We used it on the 2014 pickup. It was often rammed due to it out of the frame. Not once replaced.

Cons -
1)if not supported well, they will bend.
2)a bit expensive and hard to reuse
3)we sheetmetal screw them on if on an important structure that vibrates alot.

Overall, we love them and plan to use them more. FYI: we won engineering excellence at a district, partially due to them