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<div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">>Is there any
rule of thumb that suggests it is better to raise/shim the =<br>
>entire balance rail upwards rather than use an inch-tall stack of
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">>punchings on the
center pins to get keys to a proper height?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">Shim the balance
rail when possible to avoid springiness</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-4" color="#000000">caused by an
exaggerated stack</font> of paper/cardboard punchings.</div>
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<div>Also use the thickest card punchings possible. My rule is that if
it</div>
<div>takes more than two punchings of the same thickness,</div>
<div>it requires a thicker punching.</div>
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<div>Start with the thickest punchings and progress to smaller
punchings</div>
<div>during the leveling process.</div>
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Regards,<br>
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Jon Page</div>
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