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Re: paper: GUS Team 228 - 2009 FRC Robot "Gus 11" CAD Assembly

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Originally Posted by Jamie Kalb View Post
The thing to watch for is that it's heavy. Our rollers were 7-8 pounds each before we lathed more grooves in to cut down their weight. Even so, we couldn't get them below 5 pounds, if I remember correctly.
WildStang has used lexan tubing for rollers like this. When they suggested we replace our cracked wooden one with lexan, we were amazed at the weight savings. We were also happy with the way the new roller basically shrugged off impacts without damage.
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