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Old January 18th, 2011, 10:57   #8
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One thing that will help is to greatly round off the corners of the front where the end of the cylinder sits. Every break I've seen has been at these corners. It's not a guaranteed fix, but will at least help. Can also try reinforcing with JB Weld or something too.

But, reinforced mechboxes are cheaper these days than in the past, so it's often just easier to buy a reinforced one (BTW, reinforced simply means it takes longer to break, rather like stainless steel takes longer to corrode, it 'stains less' than carbon steel.)
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