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Re: Sheet metal vs Tubing Chassis

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Originally Posted by cxcad View Post
How much can they commit?
Have you thought about using a hybrid system of 2x1 and flat panel parts? That way your sponsor doesn't have to worry about bending the parts and there will be a reduced learning curve for the team and a possible faster turn around time.
We're not too sure at the moment as we just obtained the sponsor. I hear the standard turnaround time seems to be a week or so, but I have yet to find out what ours will be.

My personal factors in the chassis are
•$@#Learning Curve
• Ease of fabrication
• Strength
• Weight

For right now, it's fairly easy for us to put build tube-based structures and I want us to learn more, but the amount of knowledge to pull off an entire sheet chassis might be too high. Thanks for the input guys.
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