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Re: pic: Team 254 Teaser

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Originally Posted by Travis Covington
Yeah, last year we copied the way they have been doing it. I assume they are doing the same thing this year

Using a much wider tube for a standoff decreases the likelyhood that the two plates will parrallelogram while being no heavier than a smaller solid standoff.
That also saves you the time you'd otherwise have to spend on drilling through the solid standoffs. It's a small thing, I know. But it adds up. Clever. =)
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