Dick Day wrote: <<I have seen several references to marking carefully the position of a grand plate when removing it. I have never removed a plate but am curious why it is necessary to mark the position. It would seem that there are enough bolts holding the plate in place that it would go pack to its former position just by snugging the bolts. What am I missing?>> The bolts are just not good enough. They allow for too much slop. Sometimes the plate can be easily skewed an eighth of an inch from where it was, making things difficult. Measure to about ten/thousandhs, make wedges, whatever, and the results will be better. B. Simon Phoenix
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