> I'm not sure this will help, but I have been pondering the slit problem. > What if you used two single edge razor blades screwed to a board. You could > cut slots in them and have an adjustable slit that you could set with an > automotive feeler gauge. If the razor blades do not give you a long enough > slit you could use wallpaper scraper blades (about 3" long). You would have > to do a little engineering, but that is right up our alley.
I believe Eric in his book, also suggest using razor blades, or maybe I read it somewhere else, anyway, I thought in using the same 0.001" or 0.002" shim stock to set the gap, but a feeler gauge idea is way better. Guillermo