Buck and Station Buck

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Buck - a 3-dimensional representation of a part to be created. Can be created from wood, sheet metal, metal rod and fiberglass and sometimes Styrofoam insulation (not bead board type).

Station Buck - a buck made using a longitudinal bulkhead with the profile of the part, coupled with bulkheads placed perpendicular to the longitudinal bulkhead, spaced at intervals that best capture the shape of the part. The perpendicular bulkheads, called stations, are placed closest together when complex surface information needs to be captured and farther apart where there is less shape to convey. Relief holes are often placed in the stations to facilitate clamping and seeing the fit from the inside.