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Thanks Hides! Outstanding idea! My fingertips thank you as well... Sometimes sanding is the best way to reduce scale blanks and your jig assures an accurate thickness every time. It'll save me from...

Thanks Max - just the input I needed from everyone! I decided to go with the Wilton/Jet 2". The reason is I really like the ability to twist and turn the scale material and I think this will also...

Simple and inexpensive is good Hides! I think I'm picturing this right but how is the scale material held in the dado grove? Just pressure on the belt? Sounds like a great way to sand the scales to...

Now that's a good idea! I've taped my fingers and attached the scale to them that way - not so much of a good idea. Seems that would work better, thanks.

Same here - but I've found that I can't hold a scale flat on it anyway without sanding my fingertips! So I wind up just moving it along the belt and around the top - and have learned how to keep it...

Pixel I went to the grizzly site - ooooooh bench tool porn!!!! Which one is best for scales and why? My eye caught on 3 of them but I think I'm past the idea that more expensive and more powerful is...

I've been using a 4x36 belt sander and decided that it's just plain overkill. Is a 1" belt sander a bit more appropriate for what we do? I hate to buy yet another bench tool on a whim so thought I'd...