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Originally Posted by bcampbell
Here is a cross section of one of the mounting points. The bumper is on the left and the U Channel is recessed into a pocket on the wood of the bumper. This allows a tight fit between the outside of the frame and wood part of the bumper, the top of the 1x1 and the U, and the outside part of the 1x1 and the outside part of the U. The pin goes all the way through both sides of the U and the 1x1 with a .25" hole.
To take the bumpers off, slide the pins out and pull up vertically on the bumpers. To put them on push the bumpers down until the brackets sit flush on the 1x1 and push the pins in.
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Team 330 used a similar mounting system this year. The only difference is that the "bottom" of the U channel is screwed into the wood, and the quick release pins are vertical.
The entire mounting system is rotated counter-clockwise in comparison to bcampbell's diagram.
It worked extremely well, and the wood screws only needed to tightened once or twice throughout the season. (primarily due to how our robot has to be lifted off of the tower after a scale)