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Re: pic: 3D Printed Parts Contest

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Originally Posted by JohnFogarty View Post
I might have to ask you sometime about how you did things with the fiberglass. We tried that last year on our Orlando revision of our robot and we didn't have the most fun with it.
No problem. We used pultruded fiber from Strongwell

http://www.strongwell.com

It's what fiberglass ladders are made of. You can get all sorts of shapes, tubes, sheets, plates... You can drill and cut it like aluminum. It has a high, but directional, specific strength. You can see some of the parts, as well as some printed parts, on our reveal video.

http://youtu.be/nC5Jw_LQt9I

If anyone wants to see our printed bots, they are in this years Behind The Design book.
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