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Proper replacement of stripper shoes can be a time-consuming task. In order to ensure that stripper shoes are precisely spaced and aligned, many block producers use a stripper shoe set-up gauge.

Correct spacing and alignment will reduce wear on division plates, end liners and related parts. The set-up gauge will also prove to be a useful guide to indicate bent plungers. Stripper shoe set-up gauges can be manufactured to fit any imperial or metric size mold, and the savings to be realized in mold parts alone will more than cover the cost of the gauge.

Posted 12 February 2001