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<font size=3>Hi Ric,<br>
It's a tension bar, help prevent the two struts pulling apart. The
beams under the board also have tension struts. That's those
thinner slats that go cross ways.<br>
Regards Roger<br><br>
<br><br>
At 09:45 PM 9/5/02 +0200, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Got to thinking just a bit more on
this cross bar thingy.... Uh... just what is<br>
this thing supposed to really do anyways... It cant possibly meant to
strengthen<br>
anything significantly... or what ? Is it suppose to act as some kind of
a shunt<br>
or something ? I suppose I could check the archives except I dont even
think this<br>
thing has a proper name.<br><br>
just a pondering.<br><br>
<br>
"Jeaux paux du fonte le mer duez la ponce"<br>
Jean St Micjhell<br><br>
--<br>
Richard Brekne<br>
RPT, N.P.T.F.<br>
UiB, Bergen, Norway<br>
<a href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no" eudora="autourl">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</a><br>
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