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Offline Rockers

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custom stop blocks for M&R tri loc.
« on: November 27, 2017, 03:08:27 AM »
We might need some custom stop blocks for our M&R tri loc pallet made. Who would I need to contact at M&R for such a daring endeavor. All I need is for them to be made a lot taller. The contracted part of the stop block needs to be extended in hight by around 3/4 of an inch(see photo). Wondering if M&R would take such a request?


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Re: custom stop blocks for M&R tri loc.
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2017, 07:48:24 AM »
We might need some custom stop blocks for our M&R tri loc pallet made. Who would I need to contact at M&R for such a daring endeavor. All I need is for them to be made a lot taller. The contracted part of the stop block needs to be extended in hight by around 3/4 of an inch(see photo). Wondering if M&R would take such a request?
This is not something we would do.
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Re: custom stop blocks for M&R tri loc.
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2017, 09:10:04 AM »
We might need some custom stop blocks for our M&R tri loc pallet made. Who would I need to contact at M&R for such a daring endeavor. All I need is for them to be made a lot taller. The contracted part of the stop block needs to be extended in hight by around 3/4 of an inch(see photo). Wondering if M&R would take such a request?

Sorry for the  blurry pic but this is what I've done.  If you can make it out in the pic, I've superglued a 1" square of .080 aluminum from a sign blank flat against the stop block.  Now, the stops hit my frame 3/8" higher then before.  It made a drastic difference in registration. 
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Re: custom stop blocks for M&R tri loc.
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2017, 10:10:10 PM »
We have used some metric flat washers to space ours up about 1/16”. Works great.
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Re: custom stop blocks for M&R tri loc.
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2017, 08:11:59 PM »
Can you guys explain the benefit of lifting the blocks up?
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Re: custom stop blocks for M&R tri loc.
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2017, 08:40:13 AM »
When using roller frames the its better to have the 3 nubs of the corner contacting the entire surface of the block, ESP when using an inverted FPU where the screen is placed upside down on the jig for pre reg, then flipped for the press.