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12-04-22, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by maddog34

Unless it's an "ALUMINUM" skewer, eh?

Why would an aluminum skewer bend without some outside cause.

A skewer is supposed to be tensioned between 2 flat and parallel support surfaces. There are no other loads UNLESS something else is wrong.

Other than that even one made of salt water taffy wouldn't bend.

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