is fiberglass legal to use on a first robot?

[mechanicalbrain]

Originally Posted by EricH

My dad directed the making of our test materials (as well as obtaining the carbon fiber and epoxy). He also has worked with the stuff for a living, particularly its uses in aircraft. I would presume that he knows the subject very well also.

The other thing that may affect the strength is the thickness of the epoxy. The thicker the better to a point, and we laid it on thick, then laid it over a mold and let it cure.

Well that or adding extra layers. Like i said kevlar has 20% the stength of cabon but takes a beating much better so it makes a good outer layer...... wait no were still talking about fiberglass right? yeah all i know is that the tube i posted a pic of is now chipped. The lesson: don't hit them with hammers.