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Bearing guided cutters – fine tuning the channel width?

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JoeUlman

Post subject: Bearing guided cutters – fine tuning the channel width?

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:38 pm

Cocobolo

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First name: Joe
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I read somewhere that the width of the cut can be fine-tuned by wrapping the guide bearing with aluminum tape. Anyone heard of this that can elaborate or have an alternate method? Thanks.

Joe

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Kent Chasson

Post subject: Re: Bearing guided cutters – fine tuning the channel width?

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:50 pm

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It works. Doesn't have to be aluminum. Thin masking, thick masking, Stew-Mac brown tape. Paper tape will compress if you get a few layers on there but you can take that into account.

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JoeUlman

Post subject: Re: Bearing guided cutters – fine tuning the channel width?

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:11 pm

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Thanks Kent. I'll do some experimenting.

Joe

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Daniel Minard

Post subject: Re: Bearing guided cutters – fine tuning the channel width?

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 8:01 pm

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I had the tape spin off a bearing once. (Probably old tape, or I didn't clean the bearing first) Now I run a layer of tape around the guitar, instead.

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unkabob

Post subject: Re: Bearing guided cutters – fine tuning the channel width?

Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:00 pm

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I used the tape on the guitar trick with no problems.

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