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Old 23 January 2012, 13:37   #1
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How long will it last??
Over the weekend a customer on the Dry Stack has decided to mount this to the top of his "A" frame!

Can't see it lasting for long - am I wrong?

Anyone got any experience?
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Old 23 January 2012, 13:48   #2
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Wow what a cracking job! Look out fabricators on here eh!

Top rack from now on then?
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Old 23 January 2012, 14:01   #3
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thats gotta be a couple of £Ks worth of HD radar up there on what looks like a couple of rulers!

dont see that lasting much more than an hour in anything other than flat calm!
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Old 23 January 2012, 14:06   #4
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Can't decide which I like the least...the bracket design or the 53 ratchet clips

Seriously, it's just a template to assess height and stuff, right?
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Fitted a couple using products from here:

www.scanstrut.com

May be he hasn't heard of them.....
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Can't decide which I like the least...the bracket design or the 53 ratchet clips

Seriously, it's just a template to assess height and stuff, right?
Nooooooo. I think they are way past the assessment stage!!!!!!
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Old 23 January 2012, 14:27   #7
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Perhaps it's designed like Japanese sky scrapers are to absorb the vibration from earthquakes. Designed to wobble so it absorbs the impact stresses. Not sure I'm convinced tho'
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Is it stainless or alloy needed some cross brasses in what ever.
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Is it stainless or alloy needed some cross brasses in what ever.
Alloy of some sort.
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Bye-bye radome!
I predict "bye-bye radome" as soon as he hits anything other than flat calm water!
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