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Unread 19-01-2007, 20:26
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Re: Weight Reduction
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Originally Posted by Brian C View Post
You can do some pretty cool stuff with Lexan........
Words of warning:
Two years ago, MORT built the infamous plastic fantastic end effector out of lexan, acrylic, and polyurethane foam. It was about 30 lbs over weight. The moral: light materials are not a cure-all. If the engineering is flawed, the material won't save you.

Oh yeah. And don't forget that Lexan doesn't break, but it flexes easily, so don't use it for anything that needs to be rigid.
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