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Repstrap materials question
Posted by:
Tornadoboy
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Date: November 04, 2009 06:12AM
Hi everybody, here's a dumb question:
What's the thickness of the material for the repstrap stage platforms and bearing arms supposed to be? I can't seem to find it in the instructions anywhere, although I get the impression it's not critical but I thought I had better ask anyway, especially for the bearing arms where bolts might stick out too much.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/2009 06:20AM by Tornadoboy.
What's the thickness of the material for the repstrap stage platforms and bearing arms supposed to be? I can't seem to find it in the instructions anywhere, although I get the impression it's not critical but I thought I had better ask anyway, especially for the bearing arms where bolts might stick out too much.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/04/2009 06:20AM by Tornadoboy.
Re: Repstrap materials question
Posted by:
toomanyplugs
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Date: November 18, 2009 10:59PM
I had the same question, but I figured I'd try it out with 1/4" - 3/8" stock.
I just assembled the X-stage of a McWire using a $2 8.5X11 cutting board from WalMart that is just under a quarter inch thick (probably right around 6mm). These seem to be working ok, you just have to be careful that the countersink doesn't go too far or it'll start to go through and widen up the 5/16 hole too much.
I can post pics later if needed.
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Nik
I just assembled the X-stage of a McWire using a $2 8.5X11 cutting board from WalMart that is just under a quarter inch thick (probably right around 6mm). These seem to be working ok, you just have to be careful that the countersink doesn't go too far or it'll start to go through and widen up the 5/16 hole too much.
I can post pics later if needed.
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Nik