Bumper crisis...kinda

FIRST General Forum
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For the standard bumpers, the plywood has to be 3/4 in. thick. Can we take two pieces of 3/8 in. plywood and glue them together, and it still be considered standard bumpers?

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no i don’t think you can

also, it would not be exactly 3/4in

just go get 3/4in plywood at a store

it would save you a lot of time and energy of gluing and waiting for the glue to dry

3

Are the refs going to be that picky? Would they seriously disallow 3/8" plywood, or call it ‘custom’ even though everything else is the same?

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I don’t know, that’s why I am asking lol

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I don’t think they would be THAT picky, but I’d just pick up some 3/4" plywood just in case.

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It would be much more effective and you would not have to worry about the judges not allowing it

7

Thanks guyz:D
I will go buy plywood now!

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First off, inspectors aren’t going to see it. They will only see the back of one sheet of plywood - because your material is covering all other parts.

And what is plywood, except glued together thinner sheets? I can’t see any reason we can’t make our own plywood out of other materials, even if that material is two thinner sheets of plywood.

Now, whether it is wise to use it or not - That depends on how you are fastening your material around the wood. Are you using angle aluminium screwed into the wood? If so, are you screwing into the ends of the wood? You may want to have commercially glued 3/4" plywood rather than relying on your own glue.

I guess the real question is why you want to bother? Just go buy a sheet or half-sheet of plywood.

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are you tight on money or what?

10

Hell no! We have plenty

11

oohh stupid…just buy new plywood…it will be quick…

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Thanks. But we don’t do things the easy way, we do it as complicated as we can, so we can be screwed in the end.
Not to mention the plywood is damaged…

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gluing them together would damage the integrity of the bumper and it would probably break halfway through the competition:confused:

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true that. I will try to get more plywood…>.>

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Is the plywood you are gluing damaged? Is that why you are gluing it?
if so, just get new plywood :eek: :confused: :ahh: :] :smiley:

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The answer to your question is
GET NEW PLYWOOD