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<DIV>In a message dated 7/16/2005 10:26:45 AM Central Standard Time,
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca writes:</DIV>
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=2>I have
seen, at a convention class, or the list, or the Guild magazine, a <BR>giz=
mo
for scoring the shank, to allow, trapped air to escape.<BR>I think it was =
a
piece of wood, with a hole drilled in it, the size of the <BR>shank, then =
it
had a screw in it, where the point was into the hole.<BR>You just inserted=
the
shank, and it was scored to the depth the point was <BR>out.<BR>John M.
Ross<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>I inherited from my dad a shank knurler. It is a disk with groves in it=
,
that is attached to a crank. It has a curved piece of metal parallel to the
disk, that can be adjusted with a set screw, to allow the distance between t=
he
disk and the curved metal piece to vary. (for different shank sizes, or more=
or
less knurling). You can attach it to a bench with screws, or a clamp. He
probably got it when he worked for Stark. </DIV>
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<DIV>I use it when I replace a whole set of shanks. When I do just one, I us=
e a
pair of pliers, to gently knurl the shank. </DIV>
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<DIV>Wim </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>