09-02-2014, 21:47
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Director of Programs, GOFIRST
AKA: Nick Aarestad
FTC #9205 (The Iron Maidens)
Team Role: College Student
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Rookie Year: 2009
Location: Minnesnowta
Posts: 1,543
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Re: pic: Swiss Cheese Weight Loss
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris
The quickest way for you guys to loose weight would be to move to smaller nuts and bolts. My eyes see a lot of 1/4" bolts, which are usually overkill for FRC. I've removed over 30 lbs of 1/4" bots from a robot before... you will find you can use #10's, #8's, and rivets in most situations.
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This is so true. Unfortunately it didn't stop my team from designing around 1/4-20 because we'll have the weight for it...
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