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23-02-2008, 20:43

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Re: Weight for the BOM

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Originally Posted by dlavery

Oh, I beg to differ. Approximately 100 one-half-inch holes in 1/8" aluminum will remove a pound from your robot.-dave

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I think your math may be a bit off. Since a half inch hole removes pi * .25"^2 * .125" or .0245 cu in, and aluminum has a density of .0975 lbs/cu in, each hole removes .002393 pounds of material. 100 is only .2393lbs. 100 1" holes does lose 1lb though. A note to those needing to lose weight, 100 1" holes take a while to make; slicing and dicing any steel you may have will be much more time-effective.

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