This won’t be perfect but should solve the soft play in one leg that makes leveling hard. Should hopefully get telescope alignment work better. Plan B, call maker for replacement sleeve. Plan C, 3d print one
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I’m not even sure how it goes on
Any guesses?
Only thing I can think of is some sort of long tool that inserts the pin from the other end of the tube.pic.twitter.com/cuudddlLcJ
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The telescoping mid-leg sleeve has the same fastening system as dies the foot, which I now notice has a crack too.pic.twitter.com/DtH8CaL1XC
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Anyway, alls well that ends well and I now own a spare telescoping stainless steel leg. Which I need to use in a new project. Suggestions welcome.
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Interesting, so they *could* have sent me just a new sleeve, but I’d have had to use a drill (which I own) and rivet tool (which I don’t) to finish the repair, which makes the tradeoff more complex.https://twitter.com/d_a_keldsen/status/1311785887924129792 …
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I’d have saved some steel tubing and plastic but I’d have to have access to more tooling and possessed/learned an extra skill (pop-riveting). Think I’ll work out the dollar and carbon math here. Interesting problem.
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Pop rivets, likely.
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This fastener is called a "pop rivet" or "blind rivet". It can be inserted into a hole that you have no access to the back side of. The pop rivet tool then pulls the "nail" of the rivet, which causes the rivet to deform and pull the head and back side together.
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Installing rivets is much more straightforward than you think. ;)
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I’m a mechanical engineer which obviously means I had no clue
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