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Re: pic: my version of a wooden chassis

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
When we made ours, we did not attach the ends to the sides at all. We glued/stapled the sides to the bottom, then glued/stapled the corner gussets on the top. With 3/4" sides, and 7/32" (slightly thinner than 1/4") bottom and gussets, it is very stiff and strong, and only weighs 13 lbs. The 7/32" bottom can flex a bit in the middle, but should have no problem supporting the electronics, as well as heavier stuff near the edges.

If you can get some 1/4" and 3/4" plywood, I strongly suggest you build one similar to ours and see how you like it...you might be surprised how strong and light it is.

why dident you?

ill see what I can get....
im not very good with small objects and I tend to break things easily(which is why they call me gorrilla)

i was thinking about the dead axles when i made the decision to use 2x6's that way they could be supported better without putting to much stress on the wood

i think i could combine the two designs, like keep the 2x6's for the sides, but have the plwood for the ends and bottom, I like those steel L-brackets, they added lots of lateral stiffness
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