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Old 26-01-21, 13:35
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Ed: I have no doubt you will.

The British did not seem to mind wasting metal or machining time. I had to make up the handle for the seat (well made two of them actually). The major diameter of the long side is around .6 inch tapering to around .5". The threaded side is around .630. But the washer in the center is 1", and is not a separate item but rather they started with a piece of 1" roundstock and started turning it from there. The little stubs for the firing platform legs are the same.....I have to start with 1.5" round and most of it is going to be .750 diameter.

You would have thought they were winning the war when they made these items. Well made? Yes. But economical?

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