16-01-2005, 00:32
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Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Herndon, VA
Posts: 3,176
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Re: Will the tetras spin?
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Originally Posted by Max Lobovsky
I think the bolt heads/washers will be spinning in the clover long before the spines of the t-nut cut through the PVC, but regardless, would field staff try to fix this as best they can (Tighten or replace hardware and clovers, etc)?
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Unless the tetra actually comes apart, I doubt it. They make it pretty clear in the Q&A system that we can expect the tetra pipes to rotate:
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Q 1180: We made a scoring tetra. When lifting by one of the legs the leg with the leg horizontal it rotates in spite of being tightened and glued. (we have rounded caps) Will the competition scoring tetra's legs rotate?
A: Yes, they may rotate depending on friction, etc.
Q 1182: PVC caps are glued to the PVC. Does the fastening of the cap to the tetra connector keep the PVC cap from rotating on the bolt?
A: No.
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-dave
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