where can i get strong light materials????

[Jon K.]

Originally Posted by westfalia

Let's not forget about wood, either. My team has never used it, but take Rage Team 173 for example, they had their little red box (with an awesome ball manipulator) go all the way to the Championship finals (or maybe they won it). All I can say is that you shouldn't necessarily weigh that option out either. We all know it's easy to machine, and it can be pretty light, compared to steel. Aluminum is probably lighter, but I am pretty sure Wood is cheap. I just think carbon fiber and titanium are out of alot of team's budgets... It was on my team.

Yes we love our wooden robots, they are awesome, and the year was 02' and yes with the help of 71 Beatty, and 66 The Flyers, we won that year. It was my freshman year, and the last year at Disney, it was awesome, but plywood isnt always a good choice, we use a cabinetry grade plywood(I forget what kind wood it is though.), that is meant to deal with a lot of abuse, but it can get heavy depending on how much is used. The best part is, that if it breaks you can just wood glue it back together, there is a picture her on CD in the 2003 gallery from UTC New England of that little incident. But again extremely easy to machine. It all depends on what you are looking for.