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Re: Team 254 Presents: Dropshot Technical Binder 2016

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Originally Posted by Cory View Post
This is the same as last year. We did fixed center to center distance that was the nominal chain pitch plus some fudge factor (I think .015" ish added to each run, but I don't remember for sure off the top of my head).
I know this has been discussed a lot but can you explain why this works? How does accurately getting the fixed center to center distance remove the need for tensioning? Is there less stretch? Or what about loose chain normally does require tensioning?
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