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Matthews Butterfly/Overhead Snap-A-Part Light Duty Frame - 12x12'

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Matthews Butterfly/Overhead Snap-A-Part Light Duty Frame - 12x12'
Key Features
  • 1" Square Tubing
This is a Matthews Butterfly/Overhead Snap-A-Part Light Duty Frame - 12x12'. MSE also offers a wide variety of materials to create your own custom Butterfly or Overhead.
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This is a Matthews Butterfly/Overhead Snap-A-Part Light Duty Frame - 12x12'. MSE also offers a wide variety of materials to create your own custom Butterfly or Overhead.

Matthews Snap-A-Part Reviews

Obviously for indoors, but with a solid, feels flimsy

By Derek
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2021-12-15

I purchased this knowing I would only use it indoors. But when putting it together indoors it still felt flimsy. Yes, it's a light duty frame, meaning I only feel comfortable putting diffusion rags or nets... even a solid feels like too much weight for it. It works, don't get me wrong, but even with nothing on it and it's tabled, it sags a lot. Also, the corners are TERRIBLE in design, it's very difficult for normal 3/16 allen wrenches to fit above the t-handle. So it's not a quick setup. Would be easier to replace the t-handles with set screws instead. I will still bring the ears and (4) posts to make 12' tbones for easy to travel with setup. But it's lighter than 1 squarestock - so joining (2) 6'er's with an ear still seems stronger with squarestock than with this light duty frame.

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question

Hey! How many extensions are in each 12' length?
Asked by: Dean
The twelve foot frame consists of two tubes per side. So it comes with a total of eight tubes to create the 12x12 frame.
Answered by: Robert K.
Date published: 2018-08-27

question

Are the ear clamps shown here included with this kit?
Asked by: David M.
Yes, the kit includes Quick Reverse Ears.
Answered by: Robert K.
Date published: 2018-08-27

question

What is the difference between the light duty and heavy duty versions of these 12x12 frames?
Asked by: Kelly
The main difference between these frames has to do with the weight. The heavy duty frame would weigh about 25 lbs while the light duty frames is just below that at 21 lbs.
Answered by: Kirk R.
Date published: 2019-06-28

Can I build it into a 6x6 if I need to?

Can I build it into a 6x6 if I need to?
Asked by: Ricardo
Yes you could use part of this to make a 6x6 frame.
Answered by: Jessica G
Date published: 2022-10-02
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