Bumpers, snap on/snap off

24-08-2008, 11:33

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Re: Bumpers, snap on/snap off

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Originally Posted by squirrel

The 2008 rules specified a bolt and nut system, so we used fanged elevator bolts in the bumpers, and long coupling nuts (they're large and easy to get a wrench on, and easy to find when you drop them) to attach the bumpers to the robot chassis. It worked well.

Did you have any problems with the "fangs" coming out of the plywood? We tried fanged nuts and they kept popping out. We ended up using zipties, which did not go so well either... I would NOT recommend that

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