:thinking: I have zero clue what yer disagreeing with :shrug: I think that is exactly what I said and basically what we all do using slightly different techniques.. I also have no clue how thick your scales actually are...
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The very fact that some of you guys have surface grinders (worse yet, sitting unused in a garage) makes me green with envy! I miss my tools of great powers!
Glen, I must have misinterpreted what you meant but the part of your post that said
'...then after the holes are drilled, I split the two scales apart and thin them down from the back side only, keeping the contour intact.. It is harder to do this way but personally I think they look like sanded Popsicle sticks if you don't JMHO'
I read as saying that thinning from the back is the only option - otherwise they're popsicle sticks.
Apologies, Rob
I built a wood unit that bolts to the drill press table and it works great. Thickness and height adjustments are done by moving the table. Took some rejects out of the bin and turned them into clean 2.5mm blanks in three minutes flat.
http://i.imgur.com/jYH7lRj.jpg
Looks great,should work well.