Thread: PVC Rollers?
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Re: PVC Rollers?

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
Our shafts are all mounted in a slot and terminate in small block of aluminum, and we use a bolt to push on the block of aluminum to tension them. (Call it a jack screw if you'd like). That allows us to account for any variability in our manufacturing, because we don't have CNC ability and everything is fabbed by hand, so nothing ever comes out perfectly straight.
I believe I understand what you are saying, but anyway we can see a picture of this set up? Just curious to see the relationship you have between your mounting blocks and your frame members in order to faciltate this "jack screw."