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  1. 08-09-2014, 02:28 PM #1
    kstrauss
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    Re: Fixture Feature (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love tooling plates)

    Are you facing the sides or just cutting them from the 3/16 stock and leaving the mill finish?
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  2. 08-11-2014, 02:35 PM #2
    Steve Seebold
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    Re: Fixture Feature (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love tooling plates)

    Quote Originally Posted by kstrauss View Post
    Are you facing the sides or just cutting them from the 3/16 stock and leaving the mill finish?
    I'm just using 3/16 X 3/4 bar stock. I suppose I could have used 1/4 inch stock and machined them top and bottom as well, but this is model boats, not rocket science.
    You can buy GOOD PARTS or you can buy CHEAP PARTS, but you can't buy GOOD CHEAP PARTS.
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