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Kots GB 2011 M-5 thegirl
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2011 - 07:15 AM UTC
Another jewel Terri! Very decent!
warreni
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2011 - 07:31 AM UTC

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Brass for the turn buckles? I am shocked.... Well, not really, but they did turn out excellent. My main problem is getting consistent lengths but I am working on it. Yours look the part and really dress the bird up.


Sorry for hijacking the blog Terri, but to get the same length everytime just build yourself a little jig with a block of hard stuff (wood, insulating material etc) and a pin. Make a shallow groove in the hard stuff (wood), drill a small hole or two to put the pin in in the groove and then another groove at right angles to the original one to use as the knife groove. Voila, same length turnbuclkes!

Oh, BTW, great build Terri. Glad you discovered the beauty of the brass turnbuckles!
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2011 - 11:21 AM UTC
WOOHOO Terri that looks just great. A double SCHA_WING!
thegirl
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Posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 01:18 AM UTC
Well thank-you for the kind comments guy's !

Warren , no need to feel sorry for the hijacking . I don't use such a hi-tech way for cutting the brass the same lenght , but I do have marks on my cutting mat which I use as a guide . I have a very limited supply of the brass and will still use the q-tip method .



Terri
dolly15
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Posted: Friday, December 02, 2011 - 01:40 AM UTC
Not bad ! your gettin' there.
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