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Re: Will plexi-glass work?
Didn't plexiglass(acrylic) used to be illegal on FIRST robots since it is so brittle? I know some acrylic got mixed in with our excess stock of polycarbonate, found out the hard way when it shattered while trying to be bent. Eitherway, polycarbonate frames have been done before. In 2001 we had a robot with no structural metal
Browsing the gallery, it looks like team 49 also did a robot made primarily out of lexan
So yes its possible, given your time crunch though, wood might be easier to get and to work with. Just get a drive train that runs first and go from there, there's still plenty of time left. Good luck,
~Scott
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