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Old 04-20-2017, 07:20 AM
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So I have a question... on both Dan's door and now yours, you have the door pivoting at about the midpoint or so and opening both in and out. Why?
Half the frontal area for the same exit area increase, and a large reduction in the opening force required
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Good stuff, Axel. Thanks for posting.
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