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Originally Posted by M. Krass
You're making transmission plates from delrin? Y'all have money to burn.  |
Hah! No, we are strapped for cash like most teams... the delrin is only costing us $20 a robot from mcmaster. It's not that expensive. The same sized piece of 6061 aluminum costs $21. We are saving money!
As far as the 7075 and 7068 go, we are doing some sort of surface treatment. Which one has yet to be determined. Hard anodizing wouldn't work for us though, as it would add thickness to the gear teeth... no fun. As I mentioned earlier, 7068 is already some pretty hard stuff, so we'll see.
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Team 254
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