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| Fat_Trucker:
I see what you are talking about now. had a completely different picture in my head. If its viable have you thought about fabricating the triangular sections from heavy duty plastic or perspex?, that should alleviate the problem. Other than that you could always re-inforce one side if the triangular sections with a thin metal plate bolted flush to the side, which you could then drill your holes for the pegs through. It should maintain the integrity of the wood and spread any load from the peg throughout the section. |
| Monkeystoe:
You could also drill the holes a little bigger and use plastic or metal tubing with a 3/8" inside diameter placed into the larger holes. Things should still line up that way and the insert can always be replaced if it should ever happen to wear out. Monkeystoe |
| Samstag:
I think what you probably need is tapered pins. That will give you extra clearance for the initial contact without too much loss of strength. |
| dema:
Thank you for the suggestions. I was thinking of bolting a piece of metal to the triangle to add the support, but I wasn't sure I'd have clearance on the inside with the lazy susans. I also thought about something that could act as a sheath to house the pin, so the pipe is also a good idea. I can't visualize how the tapered pin would work to fix the problem, but I'm definitely open to alternative suggestions. I was actually wondering if there was an easier way to solve my problem. I'm mimicking the panels on Rebirth's design, but I'm using both lazy susans and a PVC pipe for support to help take some of the weight off of them. I am changing the way the panels are secured though because I want it to be a very clean look. I wish there was something that could be done with slide bolts in an inconspicuous manner because they have a metal receiving end that keeps it from damaging the wood. The best I could come up with is loading a spring into the control panel that would pop the pin/peg out when you press it. |
| Samstag:
--- Quote from: dema on February 23, 2005, 12:31:31 am ---I can't visualize how the tapered pin would work to fix the problem, but I'm definitely open to alternative suggestions. --- End quote --- Sorry if that wasn't clear. |
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