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Precision straight edge, beveled or flat?
- Thread starter okie18
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A wide edge is more likely to pick up debris and skew the reading.
A wide edge will more likely pick up the high spots/burrs on the surface..
A wide edge edge will block more light if using a visual check.
A wide edge is less likely to suffer damage from poor handling.
It also matters a bit if your just checking to see if it needs to go to the machine shop or if your the machinist that is doing the work.
lg
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A wide edge will more likely pick up the high spots/burrs on the surface..
A wide edge edge will block more light if using a visual check.
A wide edge is less likely to suffer damage from poor handling.
It also matters a bit if your just checking to see if it needs to go to the machine shop or if your the machinist that is doing the work.
lg
no neat sig line
rsanter
Well-known member
The commercial straight edges I have for checking head and deck flatness all came flat, no bevel
10-4. I'm just checking the block, the head is going off for new seats.
After thinking, a beveled edge would be a pain to check flatness with since you'd have to balance it while checking with feeler gauges.
Larry, I follow you on the points you made. Then I answered my own question above haha. Thanks guys.
Now off to find a 36" straight edge $$$$
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After thinking, a beveled edge would be a pain to check flatness with since you'd have to balance it while checking with feeler gauges.
Larry, I follow you on the points you made. Then I answered my own question above haha. Thanks guys.
Now off to find a 36" straight edge $$$$
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
10-4. I'm just checking the block, the head is going off for new seats.
After thinking, a beveled edge would be a pain to check flatness with since you'd have to balance it while checking with feeler gauges.
Larry, I follow you on the points you made. Then I answered my own question above haha. Thanks guys.
Now off to find a 36" straight edge $$$$
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Figure out if that will fit in the situation you have, if the engine is in the car...36" may be too long...
lethalranger
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Where do you buy straight edges from?