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Author Topic: Rivet in XL Aperture Plate Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 05-27-2006 08:45 PM                     OK, here's where I show my ignorance after 19 years in an XL booth.....what is the purpose of the rivet in XL aperture plates?,  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-27-2006 10:33 PM                     If you had straight gates on your XLs...the "rivit" would really be a registration pin. Aperture plates "click" in place on a straight gate version. It is too bad that didn't keep on the curved gate...the tension springs for holding the aperture plates in on the curved gate are a bit lame.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-28-2006 04:15 AM                     yea..tell me about it..have 6 of those curved gate vareties that uses the "pinned" aperture plate..and I have to tell the operators to make sure that the plates are securely inserted in the trap..for they do love to slide out some when machine is operating.. -Monte  |  IP: Logged

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