[Travis Hoffman]

How much wood would a Simbot chuck if a Simbot could chuck wood?

I 2nd the vote for using wood for reinforcement.

We've been pounding wood into our frames since 2003. It's used primarily in the base of our arm this year where the tilt shaft and drive sprocket attach to the arm.

It also lets you get away with using thinner wall tube material (1.5" square 1/16" wall tubing vs. 1/8", for instance), reinforcing with wood only the areas you need to bolt stuff to.

Anyone care to post a closeup of the firing mechanism? I neglected to take any closeup pics of the more notable bots at Midwest (sorry Pavan!).