Would you say tectonic plates are more like wood vor metal? There are different standards for both.
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hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days agoOften is, but you can alleviate this with large washers like in the picture, and also by adding more bolts closer to eachothers
death_to_carrots@feddit.org 4 days ago
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
I’d think they’re more like cookies, but idk I’m not really a geologist 😅
anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Too many bolts too close and you’ve just got a perforation.
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
I think double-sided tape would be better. Or maybe we sew the plates together?
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Drill holes and zip tie the tectonic plates together
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
Tectonic drift stitches. We’d have so much street cred in the galactic neighbourhood