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Old 05-01-2019, 01:50 PM
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Thumbs up Wood plug

OK, plan B for a vacuform plug.



This time, I decided to make the plug out of wood.


I started with a 2" diameter wood dowel from a local hardware store.
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start turning on my mini lathe
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and the finished plug.
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trial fit, great !!!!!!
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Next stop is to vacuform the nose.



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