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Re: Polycarbonate vs. Aluminum

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
Just to go on a tangent here, but any time you have a long shaft like this (>2 feet between supports), you can sometimes get away with more than two bearings per shaft since the span is so long. It's not something that can be only done with polycarbonate or anything like that, especially if 2 of your 3 bearings are in pockets milled into the same tube. Just another fun fact to add to the conversation here.
Very true, key word being "sometimes"
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