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   Message 213,485 of 215,319   
   Snag to Jim Wilkins   
   Re: Make it fit ...   
   30 Jun 24 16:35:32   
   
   From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 6/30/2024 3:59 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Snag"  wrote in message news:v5s9up$l8hf$1@dont-email.me...  I've cut 2   
   > of the depth mike rods so far , easier than I thought it would be to   
   > adjust them . I'm getting them close right now . It's pretty hot out in   
   > the shop and I know the adjustment isn't "precise" . I'll get all the   
   > bits and pieces down to the loading bench and let them stabilize   
   > overnight then do a final tune . The temp down in the cellar is more   
   > stable and a bit cooler than the rest of the house .   
   > Snag   
   > --------------------------   
   > How are you cutting and squaring them?   
   >   
      
      I'm using the Dremel with a reinforced cutting disc mounted in the   
   clamp that's held in my lantern toolpost on the lathe . The holder is   
   clocked a degree or so counterclockwise from parallel to help prevent a   
   convex end profile .   
   --   
   Snag   
     It's great to be straight !   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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