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Talk me out of epoxy scope rings
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<blockquote data-quote="Jon A" data-source="post: 577840" data-attributes="member: 319"><p>While this can certainly be the case with light-duty, poorly designed or cheap aluminum rings, rest assured it is not the case with all aluminum rings. With my rings the large 8-32 Grade 8 screws will snap off before you do any damage to the threads (takes around 100 in-lbs). Steel rings which are thinner in critical sections can certainly deform more when the screws are torqued down--but keep in mind ALL rings will deform to some extent under the clamping force, which is one of the reasons I'm not a fan of lapping quality rings.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not necessarily. If you spread out the clamping force over a larger area, by making the rings wider, you can increase clamping force (and thus total force of friction) without increasing the <em>pressure</em> (and thus local stresses) on the scope so there is no increased chance of damage to the tube but the scope is held much more securely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon A, post: 577840, member: 319"] While this can certainly be the case with light-duty, poorly designed or cheap aluminum rings, rest assured it is not the case with all aluminum rings. With my rings the large 8-32 Grade 8 screws will snap off before you do any damage to the threads (takes around 100 in-lbs). Steel rings which are thinner in critical sections can certainly deform more when the screws are torqued down--but keep in mind ALL rings will deform to some extent under the clamping force, which is one of the reasons I'm not a fan of lapping quality rings. Not necessarily. If you spread out the clamping force over a larger area, by making the rings wider, you can increase clamping force (and thus total force of friction) without increasing the [I]pressure[/I] (and thus local stresses) on the scope so there is no increased chance of damage to the tube but the scope is held much more securely. [/QUOTE]
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