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Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
2/26/21 10:36 p.m.

I snapped the tabs off by hand, then threw the bracket on the belt sander to clean up the edges.

Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
2/26/21 10:38 p.m.

Then I tapped the holes:

Success!

While my original design has the spacers built into the bracket as one part, I couldn't justify all the wasted material to carve this from one big block of aluminum. That's why the spacers were cut separately. Not as elegant, but way cheaper and faster.

Tom Suddard GRM+ Memberand Director of Marketing & Digital Assets
2/26/21 10:40 p.m.

One step left: Installation! I swapped out my prototype (3D printed) with the new bracket success!