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Originally Posted by Travis Covington
We do this mainly for fixturing purposes. It makes the welders life much easier.
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That was my second thought.
I was close to linking this thread were it was discussed.
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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
I am not a Mech Eng but I do want to point out the opposite of this thought. Rigid is great but there comes a point where you can't make it rigid enough. At that point you should look into making it flexible. For example, the 16 beater bar intake is wonderful because it is nearly impossible to break. I've seen them rotate around 180 degrees without failure.
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I know my statement was pretty broad, but I think it greatly depends on the device. Some devices you would need rigid and some would benefit from added flexibility.