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jessupe goldastini
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 Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 5:00 am Post subject: step into the light... |
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| in conjunction with my caliper....i found it very helpful to hold my top plate up with the sun shining through....i found this a very accurate way to determine the semitry of my thickness, a halogen worked well at night... |
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John Cadd
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Dave Chandler
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:54 pm Post subject: Holding up to light |
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I've used this method to get down to the last 5mm or so, but from there, you really need a caliper, as some parts of the wood are more translucent than other, and not necessarily because of thickness. Check it out before going too far into the wood just because its opaque.
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