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Old 04-09-11, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
Nice find! Only problem is the drawing is not to correct scale. The wall-thickness of the nipples are nowhere nearly that thick. Any exposed barrel section without a spoke in it will snap.
If the spoke extends all the way to the bottom of the slot in the nipple, it's long enough.
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