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Re: pic: 1086 Blue Cheese Legen-dairy Drive Mark4

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Originally Posted by AlecMataloni View Post
Although 1/8" material is pretty hefty, you're missing an opportunity to add essentially "free" stiffness to your frame members by only using L shaped metal pieces instead of "C" shapes.

I would recommend that you add a continuous bottom flange to every piece of sheet you have in this photo.
With the type of drive we are using, a bit of flex is a good thing. This is the 4th year we have used a frame of this nature without any notiable need for more stiffness.
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