On Dec 5, 4:23 pm, "DoN. Nichols" wrote:
On 2007-12-05, Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Dec 4, 10:25 pm, "DoN. Nichols" wrote:
first cut them *all* to the length of the shortest lines. Then
reset the index head arms for the spacing of the next longest lines, and
work your way around making those longer. Then do the next longer
(which is probably all you need -- units, fives and tens).
Or -- start out with the thing set up for the longest, mark them
with one color of paint pen, then the next shorter, (skipping the ones
already marked) and mark them with another color of pen, then finally
cut the shortest, skipping the marked lines, cut the next longer (going
for the one color) only, and then the longest (going for the first
color).
Then wash off the paint with an appropriate solvent.
DoN.

The simple final answer was to write down the ending points and look
at the dial to see which one to use next, instead of trying to
remember everything. I only mentioned this because it was an
unexpected problem.