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Old 07-20-2009, 12:20 PM
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Cut a trip of notebook paper about 3/8" wide and 4 or 5" long. Run that thru the mesh as it sits. All this is going to tell you is if you're too tight - if you see it tear the paper or perforate the paper, mesh is too tight.

I set mesh roughly and then find out where the high spot on teh spur is - its easy to feel it. Then I set the mesh for this spot. If you set meash in a low spot, you'll be tto tight everywhere else.

Always re-check it after tightening screws - some change due to tightening, some don't.
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