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Re: pic: 3/4" Plywood Frame

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Originally Posted by Jared341 View Post
Without some "3D" supports, I'd worry about warping in a chassis like this. It's looking good, though - you are almost there.
I might look into a design like this within Inventor and do some stress testing on it. Very interesting idea. I'd be most concerned with bending or warping between the gearboxes, but that could be pretty easily remedied with a couple bars of 1x1 aluminum. I like the idea though.
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