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Re: AndyMark alert! Interesting new stuff
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Originally Posted by Billfred View Post
I suspect a couple of reasons:

-Shipping
-Ease of fabrication--I'm not sure what length of box aluminum AndyMark is buying, but 31 may go into it pretty well.
-Cutting short any arguments about making it too easy for FRC teams wanting to use this product; while you could, you'd be making serious trade-offs for it.
I think it is so that teams can use an 8" wheel with the tube because at 31" the shafts are placed 27.52" apart according to the print which means when using an 8" wheel your over all length will be right about 35.52"

Also you can get 3 tubes out of a 8' piece of stock with 3" extra
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