P3D Re: P3D Re: P3D Widening RBT mounts???

["Gregory J. Wageman" <gjw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Talbot writes:

>DrT wonders about widening RBT mounts, perhaps with a file,
>to which I wonder in return: how would one keep the edges
>of the aperture straight?  The slightest deviation from
>a straight line (on any one or more of the 2 to 8 edges
>that might be modified) when magnified in the viewer or
>in projection, I would expect would be quite annoying.

>Seems like a worthwhile idea if the straight edges problem
>can be dealt with successfully.

How about using a chisel instead of a file?  If the plastic is
soft enough, it shouldn't shatter, and a sharp chisel will give a clean,
straight edge.  I'm not in a position to try this right now, or I would
do so and report the results...

	-Greg W.


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