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Originally Posted by davewaldo
One additional concern regarding swapping the hex bolts for knobs on the 12" SW base is whether or not these hex bolts go into captive nuts (or some metal equivalent) or if they are basically just big screws going into the chipboard. If the latter you wouldn't want to be removing them often as you'd eventually ruin the wood.
Anyone with one of these 12" goto dob bases know if these bolts go into captive nuts? Stu? 
Dave. |
Good news here. The Hex socket head cap screws that hold the base together all screw into an embeded threaded captive sleeve arrangement.
The 3 'feet' are screwed directly into the base, as are some of the minor accessories. This is fine as long as they are not ripped out of the chipboard. I have not had any problems as yet.
I can fit the base into the back seat of our Astra Sedan. It is a bit tight but it is just possible to get the base through the door without bumping anything. The OTA fits into the boot and I use the original dense packing foam to hold it in position.