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James K · September 13, 2012, 06:15 PM

In the real manufacturing world, you would normally specify tolerances. The tightness of the tolerances depends on what you need. For gun work, tolerances are not very tight; the idea is to keep interchangeability of parts.

Jim

September 13, 2012, 06:15 PM	#3
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	In the real manufacturing world, you would normally specify tolerances. The tightness of the tolerances depends on what you need. For gun work, tolerances are not very tight; the idea is to keep interchangeability of parts. Jim