Thread: What types of metal do you use for your robot in general?
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Re: What types of metal do you use for your robot in general?
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Originally Posted by MAXOFLIFE View Post
... warping from over tightened bolts, ...
If your team has access to a wood shop (table saw, planer, joiner, etc.) it is easy to make tight fitting wooden plugs, one to three inches long, to go inside rectangular or square aluminum tubes. This makes it easier to join tubes, using gussets, through-bolts, pivot bushings, etc., without crushing them when you tighten the fasteners.
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