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mapsjanhere · February 25, 2012, 02:09 PM

I once had a fantastic machinist, always asking what precision we needed on our parts. If you told him, 5/1000 you could be sure your pattern was perfect. If he got the initial positioning right that is, for some reason that one eluded him from time to time. But not to worry, if the first hole was off 0.5", all the others were withing 0.5005 and lined up perfectly...

February 25, 2012, 02:09 PM	#15
mapsjanhere Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2009 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,832	I once had a fantastic machinist, always asking what precision we needed on our parts. If you told him, 5/1000 you could be sure your pattern was perfect. If he got the initial positioning right that is, for some reason that one eluded him from time to time. But not to worry, if the first hole was off 0.5", all the others were withing 0.5005 and lined up perfectly... __________________ I used to love being able to hit hard at 1000 yards. As I get older I find hitting a mini ram at 200 yards with the 22 oddly more satisfying.