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[Tom Ore]

There's no such thing as too much rendering... It looks good - great job.

[O'Sancheski]

How much does it weigh and what is the thickness on the extrusion?

Originally Posted by O'Sancheski

How much does it weight? What is the thickness on the extrusion?

Don't quote me, but I think it's 3/4 inch. The old one weighed 120, but with this new one it will weigh a lot less. The base without the top frame is about 13.5 pounds, and the top frame is about 12 pounds. This is still without any motors, wheels, etc. So for the frame, about a little over 25 pounds total.

I just shocked myself at that number.


Things are subject to change with testing.

[O'Sancheski]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Don't quote me, but I think it's 3/4 inch.

If that is true I am shocked you guys are under 120lbs. Most teams that I know of either use 1/16" or 1/8" thick extrusion. Solidworks is showing me that a 12in piece of 3/4" 6061 Aluminum weighs 0.88lbs.

Originally Posted by O'Sancheski

If that is true I am shocked you guys are under 120lbs. Most teams that I know of either use 1/16" or 1/8" thick extrusion.

Wait. I may be mixing up what an extrusion is. What is your definition of extrusion? Like what part of the robot?

[O'Sancheski]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Wait. I may be mixing up what an extrusion is. What is your definition of extrusion? Like what part of the robot?

Extrusion is the box aluminum on your robot that the chassis and superstructure is made up of. Most teams use 1x1" boxed aluminum that is 1/16" or 1/8" thick.

Originally Posted by O'Sancheski

Extrusion is the box aluminum on your robot that the chassis and superstructure is made up of. Most teams use 1x1" boxed aluminum that is 1/16" or 1/8" thick.

Oh! Ok! Thanks. I believe it's 1/8th. If I remember correctly, it wasn't too thin.

[O'Sancheski]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Oh! Ok! Thanks. I believe it's 1/8th. If I remember correctly, it wasn't too thin.

OK, that sounds better. CAD looks very good. Now what you guys need to do is CAD up the electronics. Then it will look amazing.

Originally Posted by O'Sancheski

OK, that sounds better. CAD looks very good. Now what you guys need to do is CAD up the electronics. Then it will look amazing.

Thanks! Our CAD team is doing that as we speak, though it may take a while to transition between our old robot and the new one. We're loosing space, and we were tight as it is on the old one.

[JosephC]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Thanks! Our CAD team is doing that as we speak, though it may take a while to transition between our old robot and the new one. We're loosing space, and we were tight as it is on the old one.

Mount your electronics sideways.

If you think you don't have any room, try having a short widebot with no room in the middle to put stuff. That's all I have the clearance to say