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Originally posted by Will Truax:

...avoid treating ( and point your engineer towards same ) the main plate line as a tension ring and it can be avoided or used soley as a failsafe.
Again look to the inner rings....
Will,
I wonder why you suggest not to rely on plate? I would say main plate can and should be treated as tension ring when there is proper tension joinery used.

Michal


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