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|    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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