<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1476" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry asked: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>What is a counter bearing bar?<FONT face=Arial size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is a Cast thingee, that is = essentially a "pressure bar", but usually has a Duplex configuration cast into it. In = the casting are "feet" that sit firmly on the plate. It's these feet that = are usually not machined properly to get the needed "counter bearing", that = results in a not so nice termination, that sound like S&*^$. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,<BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>