pic: Team 3647: Rebound Rumble take 2

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by akoscielski3

This year we used 3/16 Rivets. IMO the best decision we made was going to Rivets, so much better then bolting everything together.
Do you think we would have a problem switching over to 1/8" Rivets? I was considering doing that this year, but if 3/16" would be a better choice I will stick with those.

I won't speak to their relative strength, but one of the neat features of using 3/16 rivets everywhere is that you can standardize on a #9 clearance hole everywhere, which can be drilled out to #10 clearance really easily if you want to bolt something instead of riveting. This assumes you currently standardize on #10 bolts.

[Mk.32]

Thanks guys, we will look into rivets for future use.

Though for this robot weight wasn't really an issue

[philso]

If you are worried about being too light, you can add weight where you want. Perhaps you can add a steel plate to the bottom. This will lower your center of gravity and give some protection.