Fasteners extending outside the FRAME PERIMETER

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Fasteners extending outside the FRAME PERIMETER

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29-01-2010, 09:53

MrForbes

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Re: Fasteners extending outside the FRAME PERIMETER

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Originally Posted by artdutra04

The least nitpicky and anal retentive solution to this would be for the GDC to allow static (non moving) fastener heads to stick out no more than 0.25" from the FRAME PERIMETER, as long as they still fit inside the sizing box.

Won't work too well if you used 3/8" axle bolts...the heads are more than 1/4" thick. Wonder what the magic dimension is?

It's an interesting can of worms, it's good to see this much discussion about it, because this is an issue that many inexperienced teams will probably overlook.

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