my mouth is still on the floor

[Ed Sutton]

Newton,

You wrote:

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>From: Newton Hunt <nhunt@optonline.net>
>To: caut@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: my mouth is still on the floor
>Date: Wed, Sep 5, 2001, 6:26 PM
> To determine the best action spread measure the up and down weight, carefully,
> and consistently, then either move the rail or shim a flange then remeasure.
> The setting which provides the greatest difference between up and down weight
is
> the correct spread.

I don't get it.
The greater the difference between the up and down weight, the greater the
friction.
I thought the ideal was to have the friction as low as possible and the
upweight as close as possible to the downweight so that the key "stays with
the finger" on return.

Ed