Hi again
SimRice, Yes mate, it will be good for the archives...Steve (Deviosi) had his made for him by a proprietary company to his specs, we never got to see how it was actually manufactured...Yours, however, is a different design.

PS. I believe Steve also got hold of a spare soleplate for use in his machine, without the bedknife...and became a dedicated groomer.
But when complete SimRice, yours will be a ripper! Well done mate!
