On 28/05/2017 05:01, Rod Speed wrote:


"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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On 27/05/2017 00:28, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/05/2017 21:24, Bill Wright wrote:
On 26/05/2017 18:06, John Rumm wrote:

[1] e.g. like this one I made earlier:

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php/...and_brace_door


In which the braces are the correct way!

Indeed. On that type of construction, it is the "right" way. For the
type pictured in the mechanics paper, it does not matter.


What's the difference?

The paper has pins at the joints.

Pins are a weak point. They can shrink and fall out, or rot away.

Bill