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<DIV> Jim </DIV>
<DIV> Well stated & right on & for me this is what the jig
veriifes for me most of the tiem.</DIV>
<DIV> Dale</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR>If
you are going to change the bearing you would most likely do it globally(
unless there are<BR>vertical hitchpins throughout) and that change would be
monitored empirically anyway, ie by ear.<BR>So my thinking would be come up
with a way to "get a reasonable sense" of the static downbearing<BR>quickly
and proceed with an informed, but ear guided response. <BR><BR><U>The
big reason I see for being able to very accurately measure after-stringing
downbearing is<BR>to compare it to the projected board deflection you
predicted prior to setting downbearing, to see<BR>it you are predicting
the affect of string loading reasonably accurately for future
projects.<BR></U><BR>Jim I </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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