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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Around here the excess slate is bought for garden
walks. It looks good, but it is very slick when wet.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Several years back I bought two pieces for some
where around $50 each. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A perfectly flat surface is easier to work with but
is not essential to produce straight wings. The final adjustment is the shimming
of the shucks to get straight leading & trailing edges. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hinged my slate on a workshop wall so I can slide
a workbench under it when I need it. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>John Ferrell <BR>My Competition is not my enemy! <BR><A
href="http://DixieNC.US">http://DixieNC.US</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jeffghughes@comcast.net href="mailto:jeffghughes@comcast.net">Jeff
Hughes</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 19, 2004 4:56
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Surface</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My slate is still on the table. I sheet all my
wings and set up my planes on our pool table. It's an old bar table, probably
weighs 1,000lbs assembled. I know you can't grab an end and move it. Most
large cities have someone who sells top line pool tables, they will have
excess slate.</FONT></DIV>
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