09-01-2013, 05:56 AM
Darren, by "When tightened, it pulls up on the gib" do you mean "the bar that runs beneath the rear way." mentioned in post #36.
If that "bar" is only a rectangular flat could you not cut a square or rectangular slot in it that would house a "nut" with a slightly raised surface that would effect a clamping force when you tighten the lever that would now thread into it?
If that "bar" is only a rectangular flat could you not cut a square or rectangular slot in it that would house a "nut" with a slightly raised surface that would effect a clamping force when you tighten the lever that would now thread into it?
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