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Aaron Vice:
I recently had a large order to fill. I found that sizing the tenon for my bands can take some time to get just right. Had a couple that I accidentally went too small on and had to flip them around and make it work. I came up with a little trick that has helped me a great deal. I've been onTHO for around two years and don't remember anyone showing me this, but if it's been done before, on well.

I turned a piece of acrylic down to about .015 larger than my tenon diameter. (Red in my case) I mount this on my mandrel prior to my blank. Then I simply turn my blank round, measure for my band, and then turn the blank down just until the tool kisses the acrylic. If you leave a tiny gap, the gauge will actually stop turning when the tool touches it. Once I get to this point, I start using my caliper.

It's nothing fancy, but it cuts down on the number of times I have to check things for sure.

Hope this helps someone.

B Hoover:
Way to think outside the box Aaron. :2up:

Joe aka COLD @ J. A. Kolter Calls:
Smart idea, I myself are always looking for ways to cut production time down turning calls by hand.

VECtor Calls:
Dang man. Very helpful!  I am going to start doing this today!

Aaron Vice:
Thanks fellas. Glad I can give something back. Even if it's small.

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