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Aluminium Extrusion Slot Width: Why 2020 Is Not a Spec
Aluminium extrusion slot width is the number 2020 never tells you. Five ordering mistakes, the kg/m test, and the eight-field spec block that ends them.
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Drawer Slide Clearance: Lock 4 Numbers Before You Cut
Drawer slide clearance is 12.7 mm per side for side-mount and a material-dependent deduction for undermount. Here is the order to lock the numbers in.
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Cabinet Hinge Boring Dimensions: Five Numbers, Not One
Cabinet hinge boring dimensions are five numbers, not one: 35 mm cup, 13 mm depth, drilling distance, fixing pattern and cup position along the door.
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Full Overlay vs Half Overlay: Two Answers, 9.5 mm Apart
Full overlay vs half overlay means different geometry on face-frame and frameless cabinets: the door-size math, the reveal, and what to ask before cutting.
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What Size Dining Table Seats 8? Run the Clearance Math
What size dining table seats 8 takes three numbers, not one: edge length per person, table width, and the clearance behind the chairs. With the full sizing table.
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How to Measure VESA Mount Size: 3 Numbers, Not 1
How to measure VESA mount size: horizontal spacing, vertical spacing and thread. The full MIS-B to MIS-F table, plus the screw length that cracks panels.
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Tolerance Stack-Up Explained: 5 Good Parts, 1 Bad Fit
Tolerance stack-up explained: 5 parts at ±0.5 mm give ±2.5 mm worst case but ±1.118 mm RSS. When each method is right, and why ISO 2768-mK is now half obsolete.
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Maximum Shelf Span Without Support: Where Shelves Sag
Maximum shelf span without support by material and thickness: 19 mm particleboard manages 700-760 mm at L/180. Span tables, creep, and four ways to buy back span.
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Rough Opening vs Unit Size: The 3 Numbers on Every Order
Rough opening vs unit size is why correct windows get rejected on site. The three fenestration numbers, allowances by market, and the egress number nobody prints.
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Gross vs Net Capacity: Why a 500L Fridge Holds 420L
Gross vs net capacity can differ by up to 32%. What each number means, the gap by category, the unit traps, and how to label capacity buyers can verify.
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Garment Measurement Points: 4 Situations, 4 Different Charts
Garment measurement points decide every fit dispute. Four export situations, four different documents, plus the tolerance rule that settles rejections.
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Sofa Dimensions for Export: 5 Mistakes That Lose Orders
Sofa dimensions for export decide whether it fits the room and clears the doorway. The 5 mistakes that lose orders — including the number almost no listing shows.