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Measuring the bolt head for length before parting off. I always use the first item made as the template for others. Probably an unorthodox method and trained engineers maybe raising their eyebrows, but it works for me and I suppose being untrained gives me freedom to just do what works for me -

That's exactly the right way to do it Jim to avoid cumulative error creeping in - your thinking processes are dead on the mark!