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A Fixture That Allows You To Prep Half a Dozen Blanks at a Time, also
allows you to frack up a half dozen blanks at a time.

FRACK! FRACK FRACK FRACK! FRACKITY FRACKING FRACK!

No screaming doesn't help.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

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On 1/22/2026 4:44 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:

A Fixture That Allows You To Prep Half a Dozen Blanks at a Time, also
allows you to frack up a half dozen blanks at a time.

FRACK!-a FRACK FRACK FRACK!-a FRACKITY FRACKING FRACK!

No screaming doesn't help.

Sometimes efficiency bites ya on the ass . But in the long run , it's
worth it . Can those blanks be repurposed for a smaller mold ?
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On 1/22/2026 4:56 PM, Snag wrote:

On 1/22/2026 4:44 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:

A Fixture That Allows You To Prep Half a Dozen Blanks at a Time, also
allows you to frack up a half dozen blanks at a time.

FRACK!-a FRACK FRACK FRACK!-a FRACKITY FRACKING FRACK!

No screaming doesn't help.

-a Sometimes efficiency bites ya on the ass . But in the long run , it's worth it . Can those blanks be repurposed for a smaller mold ?

Maybe, but I'd have to spend some time resizing them for other
applications. I put the fixture plate in the vises wrong, and they came
out with a wicked slant across the parting line surface. I'll probably
use them for prototyping stuff, but not for anything I sell.

I was making a whole batch of extra hinged blanks for a mold that is
pretty popular. Getting ahead of the curve. Now I just have enough for
the current orders. FRACK!
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:10kuf8m$3fva4$1@dont-email.me...

I put the fixture plate in the vises wrong, and they came

out with a wicked slant across the parting line surface.

You quickly found and corrected the problem. Major projects like car and aircraft engines have been produced for years before someone did that. I identified issues on an a GM engine module, my '78 Honda, an Intel IC, a TI computer and an Air Force radio. Both neighbors' Chevy trucks had major
engine defects, one dropped a valve that ruined a cylinder. My '78 Honda had
a soft camshaft lobe that I found in time and valve clearance is on the
watch list for my present one. My Ranger's U joints were lubed for life,
their life, which was a thousand miles beyond the warranty.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle-safety/takata-recall-spotlight
My car was called in but didn't have a defective version, they said.

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On 1/23/2026 5:30 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Bob La Londe"-a wrote in message news:10kuf8m$3fva4$1@dont-email.me...

I put the fixture plate in the vises wrong, and they came

out with a wicked slant across the parting line surface.

You quickly found and corrected the problem. Major projects like car and aircraft engines have been produced for years before someone did that. I identified issues on an a GM engine module, my '78 Honda, an Intel IC, a
TI computer and an Air Force radio. Both neighbors' Chevy trucks had
major engine defects, one dropped a valve that ruined a cylinder. My '78 Honda had a soft camshaft lobe that I found in time and valve clearance
is on the watch list for my present one. My Ranger's U joints were lubed
for life, their life, which was a thousand miles beyond the warranty.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle-safety/takata-recall-spotlight
My car was called in but didn't have a defective version, they said.

There is a list of customer service items on my truck, and one recall
for the camera, none of which I have had any issues with, but the known defective air conditioners that explode internally that plagued 2024
trucks that came out of Fords Kentucky plant isn't even on the list. I
was told there was a recall by the dealer and it was replaced (not just
the compressor) by the dealer with no issue or complaint.
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CNC Molds N Stuff
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