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Originally Posted by sdcantrell56
1/4" thick is always more expensive because it is more material. In the age of bumpers, a properly supported 1/8" plate will more than stand up to the abuses of FIRST. If you want to increase the strength substantially without increasing weight by too much you could bend the plates on the top and bottom to create a flange. This will increase the stiffness of the plate dramatically.
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Flanges are pretty awesome things. Here on 148, we like them. If you have access to sheet-metal or metal bending capabilities, it will help you make all kinds of very strong, very light pieces.
To paraphrase Ferris Bueller:
"They are SO choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend adding a few."
We're not disappointed if we don't achieve excellence, so long as we did everything we could in our pursuit of it. - JVN [more] 
09-11-2008, 21:29
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