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03-30-2018, 06:45 AM
Thread: Gap between wedge and scales -- help!
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Sorry to hear my misfortune is being shared by so...
Sorry to hear my misfortune is being shared by so many others. Of course you're all right in that it's all about the journy anyhow, so really it's just a great opportunity to make another new set...
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03-28-2018, 12:27 AM
Thread: Gap between wedge and scales -- help!
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Well, disaster... I was at the point where I had...
Well, disaster... I was at the point where I had decided I was pretty much finished and was really happy with how things where and in one careless the "final tweak" resulted in one of the scales...
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03-22-2018, 04:21 AM
Thread: Gap between wedge and scales -- help!
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Wow, so many great tips here! It hadn't occurred...
Wow, so many great tips here! It hadn't occurred to me that using nickel itself might be the issue; I'm doing another one up right now with a brass wedge so maybe that'll be a problem there too. A...
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03-21-2018, 12:25 AM
Thread: Gap between wedge and scales -- help!
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Really great response everyone, thank you! I'll...
Really great response everyone, thank you! I'll sand the back of the scales flat and then take Mike's advice to file the wedge down afterwards. I feel like I'll probably have to redo the wedge...
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03-20-2018, 05:57 AM
Thread: Gap between wedge and scales -- help!
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Gap between wedge and scales -- help!
Hi Folks,
I've been working on a set of scales made of cocobolo with a CA finish and a wedge made of nickel. The problem is that when I mock them up there is a slight gap between the edges of the...
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