> It's a rather long time since I did these particular layups but, in
general,
> the manual is what I shall charitably call cavalier about being consistent
> (and in worse ways than cm vs mm). Measure twice, cut once is not
> sufficient because one must also verify the correctness of EVERY dimension
> specified or risk cutting some critical part undersize. Not all the time,
> mind you, but often enough that you MUST verify all critical cuts - do not
> trust the book. In this particular instance it is easy enough to make you
> own measurements, as you have already done. Trust your numbers.
Have all errors in the manual been reported to Europa so that they can make
the necessary corrections? Not that it helps me much because I've got an
old one...
Cheers,
Mark.
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