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Originally Posted by ThaineP
We used plywood and aluminum (bar and angle stock) this year, along with some steel (Tube stuck? Square stock? Little help here?)
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Thaine,
Thanks for the description, it is helpful to know how others build their robots.
As far as your question on terminology, "square stock" usually refers to solid square extrusions. (A more generic term would be "bar stock" which includes rectangular cross sections.) Though many people use the term "tube stock" it does not explicitly define the geometry as there are round, square and rectangular tubes (along with more complex shapes). For hollow, square extrusions I prefer to use the term "square tubing" or "square tube". Hope this helps.