M&H A scale and rim movement

[Newton Hunt]

Very likely the wedge is original and the flex of the plate will close
the gap very quickly.  I suggest taping or gluing it in place when you
start stringing because if you get a bit of tension on the plate it
will have moved in to the point where you cannot get it in.

You can make another wedge, if that makes you comfortable, but it is
really not that critical.  THere is some flex in cast iron as there is
in glass.

The purpose is to transfer stress from the plate into the strut
structure below the board.

So, are you going to use the "old" block? :)

		Newton