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Thanks for the correction and the warning on celluloid! I could have seen that go up in flames :(

I did the heat then the bar, but thought about doing it the way you mentioned with bar first. I...

Thanks and yes. There's a surface plate company here in town and they (or at least used to) sell blems for really good prices. It's still certified flat to 0.0001" or some crazy number I don't need....

I'm fairly new to working scales so not sure. These are plastic - if you search for warped scales there are actually quite a few threads on it...

I've had this Red Imp with nice scales but warped. Been reading up on straightening them from everyone's experience. Thanks to all for the excellent knowledge.
I did these with a heat gun. Slow...