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Old 06-29-2010, 01:56 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
NachtRitter -

Yes, I retired v1.0 and bought two new pans. There is a 1" overlap of the pans. There is a little "belly button" of plastic at the dead center of the drain pan where I think the plastic was injected. My friend made that the center point and we nailed it down onto a board. Then we ran each pan through his band saw by turning it around that center point. That was the key to cutting it accurately. Otherwise it would have been agony to cut by hand.
Carlos -

Brilliant! I enjoy simple solutions to seemingly difficult problems....
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