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Old 01-30-13 | 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Airburst
Just using a section of threaded rod, some nuts, and some washers to do it is a bad idea, because you'll probably spread one side more than the other.
Depends how much you're going for. If you're just trying to stretch a 120 spacing to 126, I wouldn't worry about asymmetry too much. Even if you only bend one side, you'd only be 3 mm off, about 1/8 inch.
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Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
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