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Offline flehto

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Re: Side opening patchboxes--attachment
« Reply #25 on: February 16, 2012, 02:41:28 AM »
Thanks for the pics. I read that the Pbox brass for the  BC lids was very thin {.030"} and could be bent to spring open. I make my BC lids from .062 brass and doubt that thickness could be made to spring up. Thanks again....Fred

Offline t.caster

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Re: Side opening patchboxes--attachment
« Reply #26 on: February 16, 2012, 08:33:30 PM »
The original lid I pictured here looks to be around .030"+.
Tom C.