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Old 08-05-2009, 11:40 AM   #16 (permalink)
standfast

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Default Re: Single Seat SolidWorks Design Review

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Originally Posted by chuckorlando View Post
Quik question for you guy's. Whats the reason needed for making the arms wider? Is there an equation for figuring arm width for body width, length, weight? I just want to avoid this in the future.

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Chuck

The idea is to spread the load out over the frame as much as possible. Locating it all in one small area is not a good idea.
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