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Re: pic: New Chassis Concept

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Originally Posted by sdcantrell56

If you have the resources, I would recomend making your own standoffs out of delrin. This way they could be a larger diameter and distribute the load better and still be lighter than aluminum standoffs.

If the delrin standoffs are threaded, they will be much lighter than aluminum overall, but the threads won't hold up real well.

If the they are thru holes, they bolt increases the weight a lot as it is rather long. I'd Imagine an aluminum standoff with tapped ends is lighter than a delrin standoff with a thru bolt of comparable strength,

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