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I pull this off with good results occasionally.
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Slight hadle slab gap, suggestions for a fix
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I pull this off with good results occasionally.
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My $0.02 would be to pull the scales. Even if you fill it with something and it blends in, the width of the black will be different from one side to the other which will still catch your eye (even if it doesn't see a gap once it's caught there).
And BTW, this proves nothing--- A good robot makes mistakes to throw people off. The better ones make mistakes and even openly talk about not being a robot so as to further shake those watching.... Just ask M Gregory.
And BTW, this proves nothing--- A good robot makes mistakes to throw people off. The better ones make mistakes and even openly talk about not being a robot so as to further shake those watching.... Just ask M Gregory.
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My $0.02 would be to pull the scales. Even if you fill it with something and it blends in, the width of the black will be different from one side to the other which will still catch your eye (even if it doesn't see a gap once it's caught there).
And BTW, this proves nothing--- A good robot makes mistakes to throw people off. The better ones make mistakes and even openly talk about not being a robot so as to further shake those watching.... Just ask M Gregory.
Nick, you are a master with fit and finish and I respect your thoughts big time. What you said here makes perfect sense, but I have to remind you that this gap is very, very thin. I'm talking about .009" I have good vision and at a distance of about 8" away from my eyes I can't detect it at all. You really need to look for it. That's why I'm open to repairing it without pulling the scales. There is no visible difference in the width of the black liners at all. If there was I would do exactly what you suggested, but you can't see anything like that in this situation.
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Johnny,
I have followed your work and you have had to stop or back up several times. I believe your work is constanty on improvement. You said "I wouldn't let it out of the shop like this" or close to it and something about I might as well learn how to correct this now because it will happen in the future. Don't blow your learning and attention to details away. Correcting the problem does mean replacement of the scales. Sell it at a cheaper price and for sure the buyer will be showing of the deal he got but also showing everyone the space because that's how he got it cheaper. Would you want to buy it as it is or as you correct it and pay the full price and wouldn't a discount tell you an error was made by the maker. Bite the bullet and continue down the narrow tough to follow road of the maker always reaching for perfection. I know it hurts to have to destroy work you tired to do so carefully. A very small mistake was made don't make the mistake bigger. This correction may pay off in the future when you are using some very expensive material and you have learned to recheck work as you go. My full encouragement is with you in your work. Frank
I have followed your work and you have had to stop or back up several times. I believe your work is constanty on improvement. You said "I wouldn't let it out of the shop like this" or close to it and something about I might as well learn how to correct this now because it will happen in the future. Don't blow your learning and attention to details away. Correcting the problem does mean replacement of the scales. Sell it at a cheaper price and for sure the buyer will be showing of the deal he got but also showing everyone the space because that's how he got it cheaper. Would you want to buy it as it is or as you correct it and pay the full price and wouldn't a discount tell you an error was made by the maker. Bite the bullet and continue down the narrow tough to follow road of the maker always reaching for perfection. I know it hurts to have to destroy work you tired to do so carefully. A very small mistake was made don't make the mistake bigger. This correction may pay off in the future when you are using some very expensive material and you have learned to recheck work as you go. My full encouragement is with you in your work. Frank
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I use a wedge of the handle material to fill cracks and gaps in wood projects, do see why that would not work here, make a wedge much deeper than needed, glue with superglue and tap into place, cut off, sand and I really doubt you will be able to see anything, fills the gap and matches the color.