Re: Machining reference surfaces on a steel frame.

Ah yes, I am no stranger to that at least. For one reason or
another (a very long story!!!) I learned the importance of having
some extra material to remove while finishing the aforementioned
router bed. That really did take days.

Graham

Robert Lyman <robsheplyman@y...> wrote:

> In my experience it helps to plan extra thickness into the pads

and have the shop grind top and bottom. It is much easier to hold
flatness tolerances when the part can be flipped a couple times.
Even when the weldment has been normalized it can move a bit.

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