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Re: What to use for ballast
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Originally Posted by Mr V View Post
You are correct that the cylinder filled with misc "junk" is not a COTS part so it would be part of the 30lb withholding but if the cylinder and the "junk" were brought in separately then it would be a collection of COTS items and not a fabricated assembly.
This is how we put it together since we didn't know until weigh-in what our weight situation was.

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Originally Posted by gurellia53 View Post
We had a lead plate attached to the bottom side of our robot last year. It worked wonderfully as ballast...

We didn't know about the possible restrictions on this material. We just bought it from McMaster and bolted it on.
You didn't think it would be a bad idea to bring an (I assume) raw form of known carcinogenic and toxic material into close proximity with people who may or may not have any idea it was there?

Well, I strongly encourage you to review your safety and MSDS practices!
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