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Re: pic: Spectrum 3847 - 2017 CAD Model: Gamma Ray

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Originally Posted by EricLeifermann View Post
I don't know what we were spinning them at accurately but it was faster than 6000. The problem wasn't that the expansion was affecting the shots, its that I wasn't comfortable safety wise with the expansion. We were also using 2in roller over a 1.5 aluminum tube, so maybe the smaller diameter doesn't expand as much was we saw with the large.
Ah, that's fair. 1.5/2 does just have a lot more material to expand, so I wouldn't be surprised if our were also expanding but it's subtle enough to miss. Our shooter wheels are also boxed up so uncontrolled expansion should be relatively contained.
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