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1 in 48 steel

Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2005-05-24 22:00:16 - Graham Ellis

Is there a spelling mistake in today's title?

No - I'm telling you that if you make a steel casting, you've got to make the mould an extra 1/4 inch long for every foot as steel contracts by just over 2% as it cools and sets.