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12-02-2014, 01:00

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Re: powder coat!!!!

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Originally Posted by slickvic2252

the team just weighed our practice bot and it came in at 119.5. we have a sponsor willing to powder coat our bot for us. My question is how much weight will it add, can we afford to coat it or not?

119.5 lbs

the powder coat is 2mm thick.

Powder coat is 0.2mm thick (not 2mm), but even then it can easily add several pounds to your robot.

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