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								steve_p 							 
									
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								by steve_p  Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:58 pm 
			
			
			
			
			ic-racer wrote: steve_p wrote: What value presence put are you using?   If it is 2k, i have a few clarostats with short shafts if you want one.  
Thanks for the offer. Last night my long shaft 2k had an appointment with the hack saw... 
I also cut the bias pot short and slotted it with the hack saw.
Love the hacksaw...almost as much as the Sawzall...
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								LeeMo 							 
									
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								by LeeMo  Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:31 pm 
			
			
			
			
			I use one of these to trim long shafts to size.
			
			
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								M Fowler 							 
									
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								by M Fowler  Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:37 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Are you going to want to install bear claw tube retainers before you get further along? 
 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
																			
								Chad 							 
									
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								by Chad  Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:42 pm 
			
			
			
			
			LeeMo wrote: I use one of these to trim long shafts to size.
Same here. I had a couple of them laying around one day and decided too use one and have used it every sense.  Chad
 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
		
		
			
				
								ic-racer 							 
									
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								by ic-racer  Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:19 pm 
			
			
			
			
			M Fowler wrote: Are you going to want to install bear claw tube retainers before you get further along? 
Actually the bear claws are on the way with the 9 pin sockets and a set of JJ tubes from Antique Radio Supply. Putting the bear claws in will be easy because I used PEM nuts on the chassis.
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								by M Fowler  Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:25 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Oh that was a great idea using pem nuts.
			
			
									
									
						 
		 
				
		
		 
	 
				
				
		
		
			
				
								ic-racer 							 
									
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								by ic-racer  Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:51 pm 
			
			
			
			
			I got the AC/Standby/Ground switches. Wow, it is a close fit.
			
			
									
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								Mark 							 
									
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								by Mark  Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:14 pm 
			
			
			
			
			How close?
			
			
									
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								by ic-racer  Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:07 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Mark wrote: How close?
Actually it is the switch bodies that are close. I laid out the holes based on my scaled drawing which is based on the picture. The switch bodies almost touch but I think it will be OK.
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								by ic-racer  Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:44 am 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
									
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								by Mark  Sun Jan 13, 2013 9:16 am 
			
			
			
			
			That middle switch is scary.You may need an insulated connector or a few layers of heat shrink.
			
			
									
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								by ic-racer  Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:32 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Mark wrote: That middle switch is scary.You may need an insulated connector or a few layers of heat shrink.
Yes that switch is going to get reworked. It is supposed to have just two solder eyelets, instead of 4 spade connectors.
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								by Mark  Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:00 am 
			
			
			
			
			Keep plodding Ice you're doing great work, I can't wait for the You Tube clips, you'll have to do a side by side comparison with a Bassman, a reissue will do.   
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								Structo 							 
									
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								by Structo  Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:56 pm 
			
			
			
			
			Why not use a switch like a Carling, like the one on the left?
			
			
									
									Tom