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Unread 26-03-2016, 17:16
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: Single Piece Bumpers

There is a variety of methods used. Some teams will use angle aluminum at the joint, some will use hinges, some will get fancy and use joinery and glue. The hinges allow the bumper segments to be wrapped around the frame at the corners prior to securing the bumpers to the frame. Some will even make aluminum backing frames that will fit down over the robot frame, and lock in using clevis pins or some other one step attachment. Please remember the 1" hard parts rule as measured from the frame in your design.
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