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Originally Posted by Chris is me
Can we not make claims about robot strength or material thickness based purely on guesswork please? Seriously, if you have no experience with the material, there's no shame in just not posting.
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He's got a valid point, it just took him a few posts to get around to it.
Yes, we avoid 1/16" wall on our rails for drive that have bearing blocks, etc...
We're pretty sure it'd work, but for a base that's already around 30 lbs with motors, we take the few extra pounds that just two rails of 1/8" represent.
Don't just assume that because you can modify an existing design that you are an engineer. - Daniel_LaFleur [more] 
29-06-2011, 01:10
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