Update
Hi all,
Thank you for the excellent information & discussion.
Since my original post I have been in discussions with a local fabrication shop, which among other fabrication activities have a steel water cutting machine which they say is accurate to 7/1000 of an inch. I am going to deliver 2 of my (fairly complete) Mk1’s to their shop they will produce cad drawings then water cut the plate.
If any would like to add their name to the list we could collectively lower the production costs. Email me at “rick@aztecinspection.com” . The fabricator is in central Alberta, Canada.
I will keep the thread updated as to how the production proceeds (with costs) as I am advised from the fabricator.
Before I give the go-ahead to the fabricator to cut the plate I would like to provide the CAD drawings for comment from any that are willing to double check the dimension accuracy (please email me if you would check).
I plan to give the attached side armor drawing to the fabricator to assist in their CAD drawings (more to come as I can measure and produce them), can any comment on its accuracy? As I measured the rivets there seemed to be slight differences from carrier side to side and even on the measurements from the same side…perhaps the problem is that in the riveting process they (rivets) don’t flatten completely central to the drilled hole.
Thanks, Rick
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