Haynes Manual Build a Robot

[Ocracoke]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. For a prototype robot (and as a guide for cutting in HDPE), nothing wrong with a bit of MDF or plywood.

Sounds simple enough, should i start with 20mm thick all over? Or maybe thinner for the base and top?

This is up to you. I've done both where the thickness is the same all over with The Honey Badger and Shu! but also where the base is thinner with Kaizen. I would only go with the thinner base/top option if weight was a concern but since it isn't here, I'd go the same thickness all around.

[Maxamuslead]

top 10mm SHOULD be fine (as there is new gen nasty axes coming) as it has been in the past but not sure now. Base Depends on how structural it is, some bots it is just there to stop debris from getting in. Side and back (back could be 12 can't remember) on Blacksmith where 15mm and the only issue i was some bolts pulling through (Binky for you) and drumroll taking a nibble. Look at my new bot Forge Master for the damage report of Blacksmith at Manchester