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I'm sure some people must have encountered this problem and like to know
how they solved it?

I dismantled the clamps and found a large bolt, however its still to
short and I'm looking for a longer bolt to fit it, to give the clamps
more travel so they go under the table and frame smoothly.

I would be most grateful for any suggestions and workaround to this
problem.

Here's a simple drawing showing the cross section of my table and the
problem I'm facing right now:

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Best regards
Sunny Chow

Edward

However, my problem is not that the wood is too thin; its the metal
framed under the wood table doesn't allow me to get a good clamp with
the FF wheel.

Sunny

Sunny Chow
Airscapes Gallery
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I had a similar problem with a rib on my desk (bolted in for stability
reasons). As this is quite an old desk and the rib is made of wood I just
lobbed a bit off with a jigsaw for the wheel to pass underneath. <g>

Jan.
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"Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

I cut two slots into the desk.

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Regards,
Jim Henry

simple drawing showing the cross section of my table and the

If I understand your picture correctly, there is still some 'thin' room
under the table, from the front edge of the table to the point where the

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How much is that, in centimeters?

Ice D

Don't quite understand your answer, Ice; perhaps my drawing wasn't too
clear, so I'm labelling it.

top of table
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The metal rib is 2 cm from the front edge.

Cheers

Sunny

That's too short for my solution. If the metal frame was a bit deeper, you
could at least***the wheel to the desk (right up to the edge of the
metal frame), and place a thin wooden plank (40 x 40 cm) between the wheel
and the top of the desk. This would compensate for the wheel sticking out
too much, the piece of wood acts as an extension of the desk.  A friend of
mine has it set up like this, he had a similar problem.

Anyway, good luck.

Ice D

Thanks for your time, help and suggestions. I shall try them out.

Sunny

Sunny Chow
Airscapes Gallery
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Aviation Art website: http://www.racesimcentral.net/
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