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Re: Good Material For Bottom of Chassis

Baltic Birch plywood is my recommendation. Easy to work with, not resource intensive (other than the cost), lightweight, adds a lot of rigidity, easy to add things later if your design changes... lots of advantages. We got two 5'x5' sheets for $43ea from a local hardware store.
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