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The align-a-grooves in 80/20's extrusion identify the bar as being fractional, but they serve a much more important role. During project assembly, the alignment of these grooves ensures that joints and corners are square and properly aligned.

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Before assembly of your project, be sure to preload any joining plates, brackets, or fasteners. This will allow for much easier assembly as you will be able to focus on the assembly itself, not searching for individual t-nuts or screws.


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If you find that your linear bearings are not easily sliding across the extrusion, try hitting each side of the bearing with a soft faced mallet. This will align the bearing pads with the slot, allowing for ease of motion.

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Before installing panel gasket, spray a rag with Armor All and wipe down the gasket. This will do two things. One, it will allow the gasket to slide easily into the t-slot. Two, it will help protect the gasket from cracking, fading, or discoloration.

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If you come across a situation where you need to add a t-nut to a bar that is captivated on both ends, drop in t-nuts are your answer. They allow you to load from the profile side, as opposed to the end of the profile. This prevents wasted time tearing down and rebuilding your project.

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Looking for a cost effective solution? Take a look at 80/20's HT Series profiles. These profiles are structured around 1.5" square tubes with centered, pre-drilled holes at 1.5" intervals. Lighter than tslotted profiles and put together with simple hand tools, HT provides significant savings. Take a quick look at these profiles at www.8020.net/HT-Series-.asp.


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Need a framing system for light duty applications? Quick Frame could be your answer. Quick Frame is a tubular framing system that is assembled by hammering tough nylon corners into the tube ends, creating a connection. Great for light duty guards, shelving, cabinets, enclosures, or displays. For more information regarding Quick Frame, visit http://www.8020.net/Quick-Frame-1.asp.

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If you are having trouble getting the maximum torque on fasteners, try using a cheater pipe. This with a "L" hex wrench will allow you to get more leverage than "T" wrenches or hex drivers.

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80/20 offers custom machining to any of your tslotted parts and pieces. This cost effective service will allow you to complete your project with free design assistance! For more information regarding custom machining, go to www.8020.net/Service-3.asp.

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80/20 is now offering smooth fractional profiles! Same 15 series profiles with the clean feel and look of a smooth surface.

4 New profiles have been added to the lineup:
-1.5" x 1.5" light smooth
-1.5" x 1.5" ultra light smooth
-1.5" x 3.0" light smooth
-3.0" x 3.0" light smooth

For more information regarding these new offerings, please go to www.8020.net/new_products.asp.

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Need some help organizing the wiring or cables around your machine? Try wiring duct, clips, clamps, blocks and ties. These accessories mount directly on the t-slot and keep cables, wires, tubes out of your way and organized. For more information, go to www.8020.net.

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Are these extrusions 6061?