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Originally Posted by h0ughy
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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Originally Posted by AstroJunk
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.
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yep i reckon i nearly did the same thing, with the lower one. but i haven't revisited the mount since i unpacked it on Day 1 ... i'll be extra careful when i get back to it as i want to lower the pier a bit..