<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>[CAUT] hammer line</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">The sorting by knuckle height, do you think a player feels any uneveness</font></blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" color="#000000">if this is not done, or is this mainly the elegance of straightlines?</font></blockquote> <div><br> <br> </div> <div>I've measured as much as 1 mm in height difference within a set. Some sets</div> <div>measure~~ .620", some .640". In a .640 set, some might be .610, 620, 650, 660.</div> <div>My spring-loaded thickness gage is in inches.</div> <div><br></div> <div>I'll measure a few to find and average and start from there. Let's say .640" ave.</div> <div><br></div> <div>That's my medium and in that pile, I'll place the range of .638" to .642".</div> <div><br></div> <div>The low's will be ~.635"; hi's ~.645". Any shanks outside of those are set aside.</div> <div><br></div> <div>I used to buy several sets in order to get a complete set within a .005 range but</div> <div>sets were so inconsistent, I'd have to order too many sets to make it practical.</div> <div>I mentioned this to Lloyd many years ago and he said they were working on that,</div> <div>they seem better. I've gone so far as to remove a knuckle, sand the end of the</div> <div>core and press it back in with a caul (I posted this years ago w/ photo).</div> <div><br></div> <div>On spare shanks I note: knuckle to c/p radius, knuckle height and shank weight.</div> <div>So if I need to fill in a set, they're labeled.  I also rotate the stock,</div> <div>utilizing the appropriate stored shanks first.</div> <div><br></div> <div>By endeavoring to keep the tolerance tight, aftertouch is more consistent.</div> <div>Just another variable eliminated or reduced. Not having an overly wavy</div> <div>Let Off button line is a bonus.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Varying heights on knuckles will have the wippens at different rest heights.</div> <div>Anything we can do to standardize parts and motion is a plus.</div> <div><br> Regards,<br> <br> Jon Page</div> </body> </html>