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Re: Elevator Design - Rack and Pinion Cascaded - 772

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Originally Posted by BJC View Post
Hey there,

I agree that that is a fantastic design. The cantilevered roller in 254's design is going through a ~1" thick milled block of aluminum. I would stand by that cantilevering the roller off only a 1/8" thick piece of angle is not enough.

edit: and that was 2011.
1/8" isn't good enough but we used 1/4" L brackets in 2007 and it worked fine.
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