Squaring up raw stock

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rmac
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Re: Squaring up raw stock

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Thanks, Pete, for the history lesson and especially for that first paragraph about checking a square. I'll give that a try later today.

-- Russ
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Re: Squaring up raw stock

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rmac wrote: Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:17 am Thanks, Pete, for the history lesson and especially for that first paragraph about checking a square.[snip]
-- Russ
Made me laugh to remember a good friend years back who literally constructed his own automobiles from parts.
He would start with a "mother" car, as he called it. And would end up with 1920s looking vehicles with great character.
But being a scrounger, he purchased a cheap large square at a garage sale. Long story short, after welding the car frame together
he discovered the square wasn't. Cut it all apart and do over again.
Moral: Measure your tools for accuracy...

The best stories were always getting these vehicles licensed. For another time.
RussN
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