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Unread 08-12-2008, 20:55
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Re: pic: New Chassis Concept

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Originally Posted by rc_cola1323 View Post
Great job on this and it looks nice. The thing I like about FIRST is that there are so many different designs and they each have pro's and con's to them. This design is a great design and probably a pretty light chassis. Just include someway of tensioning the chain (Andymark's New Chain Tensioner is coming out!). BTW great CAD JOB, more views would be nice.
Yeah. I have a few ideas starting to be drawn. Just nothing is final in CAD yet.

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
.15 is not a common commercially available thickness for extrusion, are these made from sheet metal?

Either way, that's some thick stuff, for that tall of a frame member, I'd recommend thinner material with less pocketing.
Its McMaster 1630T14. So you recommending something thinner with less pocketing. Thats doable. Im still playing around with best ideas for removing weight and keeping strength.
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