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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
By:Randy Knauff
Date: 8/5/2014, 6:07 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame Components (Clark)

If you reduce your dimensions, reduce them by a percent of the cross section not the width or depth.
3/4 x 3/4 is four times the size and and more than four times the strength of 3/8 x 3/8.
Randy

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Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame Components
Clark -- 7/31/2014, 3:56 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
dave koslow -- 7/31/2014, 5:00 pm
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Clark -- 7/31/2014, 5:15 pm
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john vanburen -- 8/2/2014, 8:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/3/2014, 12:24 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
Randy Knauff -- 8/5/2014, 6:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
JohnAbercrombie -- 8/5/2014, 8:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
Bill Hamm -- 8/6/2014, 12:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
Peter Lord -- 8/7/2014, 5:30 pm