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Old 09-08-2021, 10:03 PM   #6
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Re: Assembly Manual

Indeed, 41.37 is 41-3/8 (less .005"). Why they rounded down is beyond me, but there you have it. These things got put together with a minutes or less in each cell, so the numbers are there, but the moldings would be adjusted real-time to "match" up. .62 would be 5/8", (.625 rounded down). In this kind of business, the third decimal place would be dropped...they're not building aircraft or spacecraft to ANSI or ASME specs. I've designed spacecraft parts that were held to +/- .0003 inch. You can put a truck together with a rubber mallet; spacecraft are a bit different.
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