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Originally Posted by billbo911
If this design is durable enough to stand up to the rigors of a full FRC season, then there is no reason at all to move to aluminum.
I just assumed it would be a logical choice. Sorry if my assumption was incorrect. I just don't see many, if any, teams using laser cut plywood, so the assumption was that it is not suitable for competition.
This design has a lot of things going for it, I just though it was a "prototype" to a final design. My bad.
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It is definitely durable enough to withstand heavy FRC use.
On 1771, we used laser cut baltic birch with interlocking tabs, exactly like this, since 2010, and never had a problem. 4509 has also used it for the past 2 years.
We found it to be lighter and stronger than aluminum. If we would take a huge hit, the wood *might* chip, but the frame would not bend or contort.
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