Plastics

[ksafin]

Hi all,

We're looking into using plastics for FRC this year - we've used sheetmetal of various aluminum alloys in the past, waterjet and bent to specs, for our robot.

This year we're interested in making some flat parts out of sheets of plastic (with patterns waterjet cut).

We were wondering what sorts of plastics are good for this - one main application we envision is using plastic for the our drivetrain bed - that is, the electronics bed.

We're obviously trying to move in this direction to minimize weight, so we'd like to hear about strong plastics (w/ associated recommended thicknesses) that are also lightweight.

Thanks!