Thread: Chain Tensioner
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Re: Chain Tensioner

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Originally Posted by RoboGeek99 View Post
We were debating whether a floating tensioner (leaning to toward one manufactured by McMaster-Carr Model #5973K2) would work on a chain with a slight angle...we called the customer service and they didnt know so we wondered if anyone ever used on a chain path not parallel to the ground...if so how efective

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