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Unread 27-02-2003, 00:14
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Originally posted by sevisehda
Suction cups are kinda sketchy in my view. First they are only meant to resist force trying to pull them away from a surface. Second they work best on smooth surfaces. They don't resist nearly the same amount of force laterally. The amount of grip there gonna provide on a gouged surface is nothing compared to a good high COF >2 material.
It would seem to me that you have done little to no research on suctioncups. The right one can be incredibly strong and there are even some that can resist a lateral force better than an upward pulling force.
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