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 Re: Shaper tips -- changing one aspect will cause what?
Author: johnt 
Date:   2012-05-20 18:34

You can get measurements to within a gnat's derriere if you invest in a millimeter bent rule (150 mm) from Incra. I use mine daily to establish "route 66" or the horizontal line measured up from cork base (round end) to 66 mm on the reed face, the spot which defines the thickest part of the heart & from where I begin the scrape & bottom limit (straight line) of the "half moon") Two pencil marks…one on each side (edge) of the reed with this jig make for consistency in spades. To cut the tip at 70 mm I use the same rule to make marks on each side (flat) of the reed faces & then Udo Heng's reed guillotine set at 70 mm to ensure more consistency. The reed guillotine is a luxury but it guarantees straight across cuts (something I'm terribly bad at with a single edge razor blade & billot) With demon age moving in (74 in June) my technique with the single edge is diminishing. I can still cut off hairline slivers from the reed tip still but it sure helps to start off with a straight cut using Udo's nifty machine. By contrast, my shaping technique with the single edge razor blade has improved. Go figure. The Incra rule sells for less that $20 USD on line. The incremental tools website has the best price/shipping:

http://www.incrementaltools.com/INCRA_Precision_Bend_Rules_Metric_150mm_p/bnd150m.htm

Best,

john
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