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p. gannon

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Fighting the steel butt plate
« on: October 31, 2008, 04:10:51 AM »
Aside from thinning the metal would it be appropriate to anneal the  plate to make it more malleable?

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Paul

Offline D. Taylor Sapergia

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Re: Fighting the steel butt plate
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2008, 04:17:59 AM »
Having inlet hundreds of cast steel butt plates, I have never had to anneal one...they bend easily.
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