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Old 11-02-2018, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by classical glass View Post
There is nothing in the instruction manual that tells you what the 1" x 1.5 piece of Aluminum is used for. It possibly may be used like a shim???
Yes, that's exactly what it's used for. If the plunger foot of the Starrett gauge doesn't sit "flush and flat" on the top of the end of the rocker then you can put that flat shim in between the gauge foot and, say, the roller to make it better.
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