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Re: Lexan, the wonder material

Posted by Adam Krajewski at 03/12/2001 4:15 PM EST


Engineer on team #221, MI Roboworks, from CCISD and Michigan Tech..


In Reply to: Lexan, the wonder material
Posted by control guy on 03/11/2001 11:40 PM EST:



Yes, Polycarbonate breaks... But so does everything else. We are very happy with the polycarbonate gears in our drivetrain this year. I myself was skeptical to how well they would work, but it has worked flawlessly so far... The side panels, front 'drive' wheels (including the green spokes) and spur gear off the drill motor are all polycarb.
Going back to the previous gear thread, if you have access to a waterjet, large polycarb gears are fairly easy to make from raw materials.

Adam


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