Hi Guys,

I have a question, how do I go about making a tapered gib strip ?

As some of you will know I'm in the process of making a modified Books tool and cutter grinder, (see projects). I've discovered that the table gib strip is banana shaped. It only touches the table dovetail at the ends !

I found that I was unable to consistently get the same gauge readings at either end of the 240 mm long piece of metal placed in the vice. No problem over the 75 mm width of the vice and I probably wouldn't have noticed the difference until I wanted to ensure that the long length measured the same at both ends.

Anyway I've stripped it out and removed the burrs that were on it and put it back. The machine is a lot better and better adjusted, but I would like to replace the bent gib with something that is at least straight.

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The measuring setup.
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