Thread: My first scales

Originally Posted by dirtychrome

If I were to take it back to the belt sander, I likely would be doing about the opposite of your red line. I would make the area thinner at the pivot side.

That is how the original scales looked like. Makes for a better grip while shaving. But I did not trust my pinning abilities and beefed it up around the pivot to keep it from cracking, especially since I didn't have any washers.

Maybe something like this as a compromise?