Ball & Socket Truss Connectors



Click for Larger Image The connector blocks mounted to the upper and lower cage are machined from Delrin using a ball-nose mill end bit. They can be surface or edge mounted. Both ends of the truss tubes are plugged with Delrin and have a S/S bolt running through the center. A S/S nylon nut secures the bolt and a phenolic ball is threaded to the bolt with Loc Tite. Offset knobs keeps the balls in place. The plugs are fastened to the tubes with small S/S bolts. The plugs can be lathed to any diameter.

The beauty of this system is that two angles can be easily achieved.

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