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Re: Plate Thickness

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Originally Posted by AndyB View Post
Thanks for the info! Thats perfect. Have you had any complaints about this setup over a conventional aluminum tubing frame?
No, we love the design to death. It's lightweight, easy to design and extremely easy manufacture and maintain.

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Originally Posted by Tim Baird View Post
We do the same thing, it's strong. The only difference would be that we use 10-32's for weight savings, and then drill the tap drill all the way through the spacers to hollow out a little more unnecessary meat.
For the areas needing less strength we have also used 10-32's but, with 3/8" spacers