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Originally Posted by JHSmentor

I've seen plenty of people throwing up designs on CD or describing their past robots using 1/8" thick aluminum for their chassis.

Is this truely not the case or are you just referring to the original post saying that it would just be a strip of 1/8" without any angle or channel or gussetting?

Just currious because our robot last year was completely built out of 3/16 sheet - outer wheel plates just held on with standoffs - and, while this was totally bomb proof, it seemed way overkill to me (and heavy to boot).

The form of the aluminum has as much effect on its integrity as the thickness. 1766 has always built its bots out of aluminum tubing. It really isn't that much thicker then 1/8" however given that it is a square tube, it absorbs forces much nicer then a 1/8" plate as the original post suggests.

Understand from my original post, that I was making my personal judgment based on the way the vamfun described the set up. Withoout at least a picture, I can't say with any confidence which way I would side in an actual ruling. Wow, I'm starting to sound a bit like the GDC on this one. I guess I've heard them respond on this topic way too many times.