<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 10/20/2003 6:29:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Crashva= lve@aol.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><FONT face= =Arial>In a message dated 10/20/03 10:45:39 AM, Erwinspiano@aol.com writes= :<BR><BR><BR></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000= ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" cite="" TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT color= =#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><FONT face=Arial>You're asking th= e hard technical questions. My engineer friend say that when his friends get= picky with details the comment is "hey your not building a piano ya know" I= take that as a compliment. In this case we are but fortunately board t= hinning isn't a mystery. It however helps to have an organized app= roach to thinning. If you ask 5 belly guys how they do it you'll get five di= fferent answers.<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size= =2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial>Dale,<BR>and I do hope = you took my comment as the compliment it was intended. I am almost overwhelm= ed by the degree of detail people on the list have to offer. Since the last = post I have acquired a depth mike and I intend to cut one of the spindles do= wn to almost nothing to see if this will penetrate the board without scarrin= g. I much prefer to work to .005 plus or minus, as long as it doesn't cost a= ton of time. In the tool trade the common wisdom holds working to the next = decimal over takes ten times the effort, and you learn to pick your battles.= <BR>Glenn </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>   <FONT = size=4><STRONG>  Glenn</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4><STRONG>  = Of course. Thank you & applaud your inquiring mind.</STRONG></FONT></DIV= > <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4><STRONG> I= use a cheap & simple plastic caliper with a round wire coming out of&nb= sp;one end. Only a small hole is required to put it thru. Of course a finger= or some other object must be applied flush to the other side so the wire st= ops and a good reading is taken.</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>  = Dale</FONT></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML>