16-02-2016, 17:26
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 FRC #1519 (Mechanical MAYHEM) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Merrimack, NH
Posts: 667
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Re: pic: Team 3467 2016 Teaser #1
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Originally Posted by Ian Curtis
Plywood isn't sketchy, it's a material with its own strengths (cheap, easy to work with, strong) and weaknesses (not "cool" according to some people). I like to say it's a cutting edge composite. IMO many teams would be well served by building more simple working things out of plywood than complicated not working things out of aluminum.
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I'll give a hearty amen to this!
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