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Author:  crow-duck [ Sat May 01, 2010 6:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Go Bar Length??
I have a GB deck I bought awhile ago. It is non adjustable for height.
The go bars I got with it are fiberglass rods cut to length for that fixed height.
I now am using radius dishes composed of two thicknesses of mdf, so they
are 1 1/2".
My question is are my go bars now too long? Seems to me they might make too
much pressure now. Anyone have a formula to measure the pressure relative to
go bar deflection?
Author:  Mike Lindstrom [ Sat May 01, 2010 6:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Go Bar Length??
There was something a few weeks ago. If I understood it correctly, for a given go-bar material, once you've flexed them a little bit, the pressure remains unchanged until you've bent them a ton. The farther you bend them, the squirrellier they'll get though. Make sure you wear your goggles.

Mike
Author:  bluescreek [ Sat May 01, 2010 6:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Go Bar Length??
If you got that from Blues Creek you are fine. The standard length is 21 1/2" about the same as the opening . I brace on a 1 " disk with the same go bars you do and they work. You need to have about an 8 to 10 lb force
Author:  SteveSmith [ Sat May 01, 2010 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Go Bar Length??
bluescreek wrote:
If you got that from Blues Creek you are fine. The standard length is 21 1/2" about the same as the opening . I brace on a 1 " disk with the same go bars you do and they work. You need to have about an 8 to 10 lb force


John, do you glue on your tops and bottoms with the go bar deck?
Author:  bluescreek [ Sun May 02, 2010 6:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Go Bar Length??
No I don't use a gobar for gluing tops and backs , I have a press.
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