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Re: How to build good bumpers

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
How do you get an inch of noodle sag? We have never had as much as 1/4" of noodle sag, even before doing clamps and just pulling the fabric tight by hand.
I've seen a lot of sagging bumpers. If your wood ends exactly at 4'" (assuming the limit is 4"), I can guarantee you that some part of the noodle/covering will materially sag below 4". Especially after it has encountered another robot (or the wall) a few times.

As I recall, the noodles themselves are not stapled, or otherwise attached to the wood, so all that is holding up the noodles is the cloth. That cloth will loosen up.