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Re: VersaFrame by Vex Robotics

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Originally Posted by Monochron View Post
It is definitely a time saver to line up with gussets, no doubt, but you lose the ability to just get a length, clamp it to another piece, and drill right through.
This, in my experience, has been fine for everything but a drive train. Getting 4 rails to line up squarely (< 1/32" deviation in the cross-diagonal measurements) using only gussets takes a LONG time. Well, maybe there's a better way than how we used to do it. I'm all ears for that, but it has to be square.

Good point on the cut-to-length though. It's a given for my team and often overlooked in discussions.