pic: Team 1501 Real Deal

[Chris_Elston]

Originally Posted by insub2

that almost sounds like a backhanded complement.... oh well.
i love the sheet metal. AWESOME!

It might be because of last year's robot.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...highlight=1501

Cause we did the same thing this year. Used Monocoque construction. It's 0.40 thick Gold Plated Aluminum. There is no "frame" per say, just channels. Like how an airplane fuselage is made.

Monocoque
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocoque

Fuselage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuselage






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[lukevanoort]

Originally Posted by chakorules

It's 0.40 thick Gold Plated Aluminum.

How much did that cost?

[Chris_Elston]

Originally Posted by lukevanoort

How much did that cost?

We buy it from Sherman Racing. He is a race car body guy.

We got it for $75.00 for a 4 x 10 sheet.




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[Lil' Lavery]

Bolts > Rivets

awesome looking product yet again!

[Gabe Salas Jr.]

I like how the ball collector looks like a magazine on a gun (even curved so the balls dispense faster). Very aesthetic. Make sure you polish it before competition!

[MattD1Drift]

Looks nice, but due to the nature of the compitition this year (hitting is allowed) that design seems EXTREMELY prone to being tipped.

[KVermilion]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Bolts > Rivets

I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

[Rick TYler]

Originally Posted by chakorules

Cause we did the same thing this year. Used Monocoque construction.

I want to make a monocoque chassis from a plywood core and laminated glass/epoxy skins (cause I've built boats like that, but I don't know from rivets). Alas, my teammates are transfixed by aluminum structures, and all I can do is dream of the organic shapes that might have been. Is it bad to think of starting a new FIRST team just to have more influence over the materials and methods selection process?