Aluminum parameters

[gowner]

Where can we find max/min aluminum thickness? We are kind off new and could not find even doing search. Thanks to all and good luck this year!

2833 Robo-Scorpions

[DELurker]

As they are one of our team's sponsors, here is a link to the Ryerson stock list. You should be able to find any commercially available size in there.

http://www.ryerson.com/en/Products/Stock-List

Also, try www.mcmaster.com for materials.

Of course, what specifically are you looking for? Aluminum plate? Sheet? Foil? Within the 120 pound limit, there's only so much you can have...

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by gowner

Where can we find max/min aluminum thickness? We are kind off new and could not find even doing search. Thanks to all and good luck this year!

2833 Robo-Scorpions

If you are talking under the rules of robot construction there are no min or max thickness requirements. Us whatever you need. from a piece of aluminum foil to a block that would be the max size of the robot.

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by IndySam

... a block that would be the max size of the robot.

assuming a rectangular block 60 inches tall with 112 inch perimeter, you might run into the weight limit. 60 x 26 x 30 / 10 = 4680 lb.

If you start with said block, you will end up converting more that 97.5% of it into chips, to leave less than 120 lb. for the finished robot. That's a lot more chips than a sculptor generally creates -- think of Michaelangelo beginning with a large block of marble, and chipping away everything that is not David.

[IndySam]

And then there is the cost of said block, probably a little more than $400. I wonder if you could use the money from recycling those chips to lower the overall cost?