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7.5Lb counterweight slipped, Big right toe broke
Let me tell ya, when it's 3 AM, dark and quiet, your're all alone & dead-ass
tired and calling it a night after being up for 15-20 hrs, your breaking down a complicated setup, it's easy as hell to make a mistake, usually a costly one... Orion "Chris.B" wrote in message om... "Orion" wrote in message ... I have the same safety cap, which was removed as I was taking the weights off at the time, 3 of them, 1st two in my hands,and as I was setting them down, 3rd one gave way , and the rest is history... Orion Didn't you lock the dec axis horizontal or even tipped up slightly? I use lots of small weights from a weightlifting kit. Much easier to use than the usual heavier ones. Particularly when wet with dew or slippery with ice. The formed shape is also safer to handle than the usual flat sided cylinders. You can't expect weights to stay in place on a sloping shaft. Just 'weighting' to fall off. g Chris.B --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.490 / Virus Database: 289 - Release Date: 6/16/2003 |
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