<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/5/2004 8:49:45 AM Pacific Standard Time, jminor@ui= uc.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I'm looking to replace a broken plate in a AA = serial #31259. It is a plate<BR>style "X". Please email any information to:<= BR><BR>John Minor<BR>University of Illinois<BR>jminor@uiuc.edu</FONT></BLOCK= QUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>    = <FONT size=3> John</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>  &nb= sp;  How broken is it? And Are aware that a process called lock & s= tich can repair almost all broken plates. This is a non welding procedure. T= he inventor/fabricator is located near me In turlock Ca. I own Mason AA my s= elf & am surprised that such a massive plate is broken.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>  Details.= ?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3>   Da= le Erwin</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040></FONT> </DIV></BOD= Y></HTML>