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Re: pic: Fiberglass robot chassis

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Originally Posted by Kyle
That looks really cool, how much did the fiberglass weigh all together? It seems like it would be nice and light. Also how strong is it since it is made of fiberglass (I have never used it before so i don't know how strong it is or isn't)
The bot is now complete and weighs in at 118lbs. The fiberglass is from creativepultrusions.com
1/5th the weight of steel fro the same strength
non-corrosive
non-conductive
electromagnetically transparent
cuts with hacksaw easily
Drills very easily
Comes in all sorts of extrusions

check out their website
creativepultrusions.com
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