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Re: Anodizing

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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post
Actually, anodizing does ever so slightly increase the dimension of the part. I couldn't see the effect being anything more than negligible in a FIRST robot though. From what I recall, anodizing adds about 0.0002 inch, whereas powder coating can add up to 0.020" I've never actually measured it.
Thats what i meant by not adding thickness. Of course it ads some but it doesn't add enough that it would critically affect a dimension.
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