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Re: Plastic Clamping Blocks

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Originally Posted by Cash4587 (Post 1461950)

I love the plastic bearing blocks. Cheap. Simple to use. Don't need precision holes. And work in just about every place if used correctly. The only thing plastic we have had a problem with so far is the plastic hubs. Plastic versa hubs do not like thunderhex in a high torque load and they especially do not like hard stops with thunderhex. Other than that, I would purchase all of these again

I don't believe the plastic versa hubs are intended to transfer torque loads at all; vex reccommends them as a support item to be used in conjunction with an aluminum hub.

Re: Plastic Clamping Blocks

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Originally Posted by MoistRobot (Post 1462014)

I don't believe the plastic versa hubs are intended to transfer torque loads at all; vex reccommends them as a support item to be used in conjunction with an aluminum hub.

They are also usable for torque transfer, but obviously can handle less torque than their aluminum counterparts. This makes them good for lighter duty applications.

I've used them how you described, but also for some rollers this year.

-Aren