Thread: pic: 6 CIM swerve CAD from 2471
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Re: pic: 6 CIM swerve CAD from 2471
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Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence View Post
The pocketing in the tubing loses a lot of strength that could cause the module (and by extension your frame) to bend. If you want to lighten the module, mill down the tubing walls from 1/8" to 1/16". You'll still lose weight without losing the structural integrity of the solid tubing.
Great idea! I'll do some stress analysis on this, and see where it stands. Although I doubt it will be stronger in the directions that I'm specifically worried about for those side walls. considering the way that it would be integrated with a frame.
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