I love it. That would have stopped me from just blindly sending the file without putting those instructions in.
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So just an update. I opted to counter sink the other side of the plate. It actually worked out every well. I used counter sink screws and that forced everything to be centered. So maybe on V4 those should come countersunk 
Since this is a 1/4 plate there is plenty of meat left to keep everything rigid.
On a side note, on my YZ plates I used M3x20 screws and put nuts on the back. I also threaded the holes with an M3 tap. I am known for over kill. I thought it looked cool and those rails aint gonna budge. Thought I would share.
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You could also check the forums there is plenty of info there
Just saying
You could also read up and see that the problem was solved 
Thanks for making this clear Ryan, I was wondering about the rights and wrongs of getting a set made myself so I appreciate the clarification that sending your DXF files out to a shop to get made is a breach of the licence they are released under. 
itās actually not unless the shop sells them to users other than the requestor for a profit.
The shop using the file to a make a set of plates to sell to you is a breach of the non commercial licence. Thatās my interpretation of what the person who shared the files is saying.
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The basic idea is you can make them yourself, or buy them from me. If money is moving any other way that is a bummer. So I do not agree with your statement.
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To clarify, as this topic can get complicated really quickly.
If a shop takes a CC-NC design and makes it an sells it to you (by request or otherwise) itās similar to a printshop printing a pdf of a copyrighted book.
Itās exactly what @vicious1 (the licensor) said, the Licensor is the only one able to make money in any way with the licensed work (the design).
Iām not sure if the person at fault is the requestor or the shop, If you didnāt specify the file you provided is licensed and you knew the work was licensed then Itās probably you.
These are the sources Iāve consulted on this:
https://creativecommons.org/faq/#does-my-use-violate-the-noncommercial-clause-of-the-licenses
https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/NonCommercial_interpretation
https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Defining_Noncommercial
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Yes, about this topic i was hearing yesterday from a youtuberā¦ Open source isnāt just as open, but also not a sustainable way.
This exact thing happens with Openbuilds designs of the workbee/sphinx/ox cnc. You can see various plates made by wome Chinese companies that are just copying the originals v1-v2 and v.2.1 designs. They dont release the drawings for the v3 plate set for obvious reasons. (Nothing stops those companies from buying a set and just making the copies but its at least something!!!)
Donāt get me wrong. Ryan have a point (and a pair of XZ plates in aluminum is really cheap from the shop) i wish he could sell some YZ in aluminum too