8020 Mass

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Originally Posted by sgreco

Yeah, each piece would be used as a rod. They make nuts that slip into the frames. You'll also notice that a 1/4 20 button head bolt will slip right into the extrusion. If you use 1x1, you can tap the end with an 1/4 20 thread, then connect it to the other piece by slipping a bolt head into the other piece and tightening it. You can tighten it by drilling a hole right behind the head of the bolt, so you can get an allen key to it. It's hrad to describe so this may not make sense. If you use Loctite it will suffice for a frame. My did it in 2008 and it worked just fine.

I think I understood. Our team has used 8020 for years, just I'm one of the few surviving people who know how to use CAD.

This is going to be fun. Whee...

I wish I could drag Inventor windows to my second monitor, would be soo much easier than flipping back and forth to see my measurements.

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