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Originally Posted by ICE_Bear

We are making one of the basic chassis, but what do we do for where the mechanical stuff actually sits on. Someone else suggested plywood, but someone else said that's not durable enough.

plywood absolutely can be durable enough - but some teams may look past you for alliance partner because they'll think it'll break. If you've got base together, I've frequently used lexan as a bellypan for mounting electronics - but lots of other suggestions here: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...pan+materia l. You could use extruded aluminum or square tubing for connecting your manipulator stuff to your base - along with all sorts of brackets available at andymark and vex.