I am head of QC in a manufacturing company full of engineers and I am constantly arguing with the engineers especially the younger right out of school types about the correct way to detail their drawings.
The latest concerns Datums. This engineer continually places Datums on cross sections...
We are trying to establish if the LMC call out on the attached is applicable in this situation.Detail 20
Thanks
Elton Hughes
Q C Manager
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We are trying to determine if the LMC called out on a drawing is truly applicable in this situation. Detail 20.
Elton Hughes
QC Manager
Napco Security Grouphttps://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=db9be8b2-4482-49cc-9ff5-6cb909d96d75&file=MH121.jpg
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