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Old 04-07-2013, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by AstroJunk View Post
Incandescent! The lock nut siezed and the liberal application of brute force, I sheered the bolt in half. No damage to the tripod itself thankfully.
well that confirms a theory i had - they sending you a new bolt? when i bolted mine together for the first time I thought to myself how much tension would these take if you over compensated to "hold up" the mount and gear on top?

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