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Cinema Products West Docking Bracket durability issues
13 years old. Gear and prices may have changed since.
What the thread found
- The West Docking Bracket by Cinema Products was manufactured as a casting rather than through another production method
- The bracket was prone to breaking in half during use
- The bracket became obsolete after alternative docking systems like the Gorelock were introduced
Depends on
- The account is based on historical recollection from an unspecified timeframe
- No specific usage conditions or failure mechanisms are detailed
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