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Old 2011-06-24, 10:15am
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Does anyone making their own mandrels use an EMS? if so are the mandrels straight enough? Shawnette you mentioned 308L or 316L is this grades and does that make a difference to how straight they are?

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I've pretty much always made my own mandrels and I used them with an EMS. They have to be perfectly straight, though. It doesn't matter if they're 308 or 316. they just need to be straight. Roll them on a perfectly flat surface and if they roll smoothly, then they're straight.
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