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Re: pic: 159's innovative bearing block system

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Originally Posted by Monochron View Post
That's an awesome idea. Have you found any issues with the blocks drifting slightly and loosing tension under rough play? My team years ago decided to mount our drive train on 80/20 and ended up dealing with the mountings sliding along the crevices and loosing tension.
No issues with movement. Kind of hard to see, but the blocks are secured with pretty large bolts. (As an electrician I have no idea what kind/size they are)
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