<HTML> In a message dated 11/14/03 8:15:25 PM, ANRPiano@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">These often have slop= ed surfaces or multiple faces and complex flange shapes. I can do a tradi= tional fit with these in under an hour but would like a better mouse trap.= Thanks again for any ideas. </BLOCKQUOTE> OK you asked, find a shop with a bridgeport hydraulic duplicating mill, ofte= n custom speed shops, one-off car parts garage shops have these. Bring a rou= gh blank and the old block and they can mill a very close match. Hydraulic t= racer mills are very oily so a pre clean-up is essential. If this sounds ext= reme, let me say I use a regular bridgeport with a mold dupe head i designed= and I enjoy automatic duplicating. Since i'm not paying for mill time I can= set each pass as fine as possible for even more accuracy. Not that i recomm= end buying a mill just for this one job. For an open-faced Knabe like a roll= ing ski slope, a tracer mill wound be well worth the hassle of finding a fri= endly shop owner. Glenn C.</HTML>