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Strip: Strongback is not straight
By:Pat FLanagan
Date: 5/4/2014, 3:18 pm

Built the strongback to the full 20 feet on a concrete floor. Then put it on horses about 30 minutes later to get ready for forms. Then I cut it to length. Put it on horses and It is not straight. It has a curve at the one end and is off by about 1/2 inch. I am a perfectionist so now I am trying to reshape with weights and clamps.
Am I being a perfectionist and am I okay if it is slightly off.
If off now won't the strips exagerrate the curve int he strongback

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Strip: Strongback is not straight
Pat FLanagan -- 5/4/2014, 3:18 pm
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Lomic -- 5/4/2014, 3:22 pm
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Pat FLanagan -- 5/4/2014, 3:28 pm
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Kevin Greer -- 5/4/2014, 3:33 pm
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Pat FLanagan -- 5/4/2014, 3:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/5/2014, 12:07 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/4/2014, 3:44 pm
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Paul Davies -- 5/4/2014, 4:01 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/4/2014, 5:56 pm
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John Messinger -- 5/4/2014, 6:15 pm
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John Messinger -- 5/4/2014, 6:24 pm
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Pat Flanagan -- 5/4/2014, 7:03 pm
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wanderfalk -- 5/5/2014, 1:18 am
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John Messinger -- 5/5/2014, 6:28 am
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Jay Babina -- 5/5/2014, 7:29 am
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Kevin Greer -- 5/5/2014, 11:06 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/5/2014, 1:01 pm
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Pat FLanagan -- 5/5/2014, 9:50 pm
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Kevin Greer -- 5/5/2014, 10:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/6/2014, 12:12 am
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Martin Bunny -- 5/6/2014, 1:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/7/2014, 9:50 am
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A. Edie -- 5/5/2014, 11:42 pm