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specifying "flatness" of rod or tubing bent into a U-shape
Hi all, I'm scratching my head over how to specify something that seems like it should be simple to do. We've got some 1/2' Dia. rods that are bent into U-shaped pieces where the "horizontal" section of the U is appreciably longer than the vertical legs.The two ends of the U should be...- RoboBill
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- Forum: Drafting Standards, GD&T & Tolerance Analysis
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flatness tolerances for "stock" material
Several people at my company always put flatness tolerance callouts on faces that are indicated as being "stock" dimensional thickness and then use them as a datum, typically Datum A. We're not talking sheet metal here either, we're talking stock anywhere from 1/4" plate to 1" bar stock. I...- RoboBill
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- Forum: Drafting Standards, GD&T & Tolerance Analysis
