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Weld lines on JS2 turret?
musicwerks
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Singapore / 新加坡
Joined: August 09, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 12:27 PM UTC
Dear friends,

Do all JS2 have weld lines on the halves of the turret? Or are there some w/o weld lines

As I was new to JS and very "conventional", I puttied and sanded smooth the gaps when I mated the 2 halves of the turret.

Rgds
Kiongs

Kiyatkin
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Maryland, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 01:34 PM UTC
In fact I think it is not a weld line at all - it is a casting seam from a two part mold. It is ground down to remove the rough and sharp edge.
HTH, Dmitry
Kiyatkin
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Posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 01:36 PM UTC
You can see that clearly here:

And many other online examples.
DK
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