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    How much clamping surface to hold a 5lb weight

    Thankyou everyone! Potteryshard, I understand now. The anti-rotate pin would have to have enough allowance in its pocket to allow opening and closing of the clamp, correct? Working on couple more prototypes...
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    Heavy or Light Braking

    Id like to add a couple points to this interesting convo.. Brake component wear, or any component wear for that matter comes down to how much heat is being generated. So, if you stab the brakes for a short enough time without generating the heat necessary to cause wear, then would that not be...
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    How much clamping surface to hold a 5lb weight

    Thanks everybody, very interesting replies. I love this forum! Ted-hydtools, Thanks for your post, so if there was a way to shorten the distance from comp to clamp..interesting..like a 5lb weight attached to the clamp going the other way..:) Also, you're saying the area of the plates doesn't...
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    How much clamping surface to hold a 5lb weight

    Hi, I'm building a small aluminum clamp that is holding a computer weighing approx 5lb. The computer uses a mount with a tang approx 3 inches from the back of the unit. The tang gets clamped between two aluminum plates with a 3\8 bolt that goes through the assembly with a nut or threads in...
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