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How do I improve contrast on a taper scale?
- Thread starter garyrice
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Scottl
Diamond
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- Eastern Massachusetts, USA
Perhaps rub over it with a lacquer stick and then wipe off excess on a single sheet of newsprint damp rather than wet with lacquer thinner. The newsprint needs to be stretched on a flat surface so it only wipes the top surface, not the recessed markings. you turn the scale face down onto the newsprint while wiping.
azmachining
Cast Iron
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Yep, got to it first, I think it would work pretty good. Or you could use the little paint bottle that has a needle on the end.
thermite
Diamond
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These days?
Look for an electronic replacement I could adapt.
Stuff has gone cheaper than time wasted or errors made, long since, can improve USEFUL accuracy and improve throughput of even some rather tired platforms it gets hung onto.
Look for an electronic replacement I could adapt.
Stuff has gone cheaper than time wasted or errors made, long since, can improve USEFUL accuracy and improve throughput of even some rather tired platforms it gets hung onto.
Clive603
Titanium
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- Aug 2, 2008
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- Sussex, England
Last one of that ilk I just laser printed and laminated. If it wears out I'll call up the file and do another one. Life is too short for the level of detailed futzing around needed to do a good refurb job.
Which I have done back in the day when there was no alternative. But takes ages to get it right-right. Staring at a crap or "well sort of OK" job puts my temper in the danger UXB red zone too fast for comfort!
One before that couldn't accept a lamination job so I made it from scratch. Rotary table and engraving cutter on the Bridgeport. Do not disturb notice on the door. Got 'er done surprisingly fast. Getting my eye in on the number stamps was possibly slowest part.
Clive
Which I have done back in the day when there was no alternative. But takes ages to get it right-right. Staring at a crap or "well sort of OK" job puts my temper in the danger UXB red zone too fast for comfort!
One before that couldn't accept a lamination job so I made it from scratch. Rotary table and engraving cutter on the Bridgeport. Do not disturb notice on the door. Got 'er done surprisingly fast. Getting my eye in on the number stamps was possibly slowest part.
Clive
DMF_TomB
Diamond
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- Dec 13, 2008
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- Rochester, NY, USA
walmart sells kids paint. florescent green mixed 1/2 and 1/2 with glow in the dark paint works wonders. even after using flashlight it glows by itself for quite some time. they sell black paint too
steamachine
Cast Iron
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- Jul 18, 2008
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- Waltham, MA
Sandblast it, then nickel or chrome plate. Blacken the engraved lines with lacquer or carbon black or marker
duckman
Hot Rolled
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- Winchendon, MA USA
Use gun bluing then with a scriber scratch all the lines tada done.
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