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Amal slide cutaway

Submitted by mac_macdonald on Tue, 23/10/2012
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Can anyone tell me where the Slide Cutaway number is measured from? I've currently got a No 3 cutaway and want to try a 3.5. My Idea is to alter the other No 3 that I have sitting doing nothing to the dimensions of a 3.5, if someone has a 3.5 or a 4 that they can give me sizes from I'll have a wee bash at altering my spare No 3 to suit.Ok buying a 3.5 would be easy but why not have a wee go with a half round file and a bit of fine emery ?

Submitted by nicholas_marshall on Tue, 23/10/2012

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I have used this method a few times just be aware its easy to take too much off! there is very little between a 3.5 and a 3 cutaway but it makes a big difference,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick

Submitted by mac_macdonald on Wed, 24/10/2012

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Previously wrote:

I have used this method a few times just be aware its easy to take too much off! there is very little between a 3.5 and a 3 cutaway but it makes a big difference,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nick

Thanks Nick, I'll have a wee bash and see how it turns out.

Mac.

Submitted by mac_macdonald on Tue, 30/10/2012

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Had a root through my "Box of bits" today and found the slide that I was going to take my file to was already marked up as 3.5, saves me a job,bonus!

Now I'm 99.9% that this is what I want but when you look at the table on the Amal site http://www.amalcarb.co.uk/TechnicalDetail.aspx?id=11%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0 it says that it should be stamped as 3 1/2?

I suppose 3.5 is easier to stamp than 3 1/2, is this correct or does anyone know different?

 


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