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Re: Questions about 80/20

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Originally Posted by thefro526 View Post
We used 80/20 on our elevator in 2008. It worked well for what it was and wasn't too hard to assemble. All in all, 80/20 isn't bad if you don't have access to better machining resources but it's definitely not the best option.
174 had an 80/20 elevator in 2005. Slipping the 80/20 bars between each other to create a "track" is a very cleaver way of using it, and worked out really well for that design.

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^ Thanks, I needed a laugh. (It is really heavy.)

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