Trepanning and Parting Off - Loose Gibs Chatter Chips
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Wes wrote:
Joseph Gwinn wrote:
The new gibs are 10-5/8" long, and one cuts them to length. This is
because Clausing cannot know how much the dovetail has worn, and so must
cover a range of possibilities.
How much did Clausing charge you for the gib?
$174.23 each. Clausing has it well-calibrated. It's a lot for that
little piece of cast iron, but it would take me at least that much
trouble to make one, absent the surface grinder.
Joe Gwinn
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