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Re: Fasteners extending outside the FRAME PERIMETER

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Originally Posted by eugenebrooks View Post
Recognizing this gray area in the rules, we always knew that we could glue on a spacer in the bumper zone to exceed the extension of any fasteners (in our case welds) lower down on the robot. At this point it looks like this is what we will have to do and we will need to make it weigh as little as possible.

Any suggestions for a suitably light spacer material?

Eugene
Eugene,

ABS or Delrin works great as a light spacer material. If you want something easier to find use pvc.

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