If you use a really fine knurling tool the individual "knurls" are too small for people to count...................
Of course it is possible to get sharper peaks on a knurl than those shown but when trying to match up missing components for a vintage vehicle it is important to make them look like they have had some wear-use from past life. It is not a practical idea to use fine knurls anyway because once the knurl has had the three coat chrome system the definition can be somewhat buried under all the chrome. Fortunately though, the 3 coat chrome system will fill the gas bubbles that I am still getting in my castings..
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My dad worked in the refractory industry for many years and he became an expert in degassing molten metals used in casting processes. Sadly I didn't inherit any of his expertise, but I know that there was chemistry involved.......magic mixes chucked into the crucible at the right temperaure!
Wow... you are getting ridiculously good at this...Of course it is possible to get sharper peaks on a knurl than those shown but when trying to match up missing components for a vintage vehicle it is important to make them look like they have had some wear-use from past life. It is not a practical idea to use fine knurls anyway because once the knurl has had the three coat chrome system the definition can be somewhat buried under all the chrome. Fortunately though, the 3 coat chrome system will fill the gas bubbles that I am still getting in my castings..
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...it's all part of the trap to lure Kims fortune from his grasp. Pretty soon I'll be sailing on port Philip bay in a 40ft yacht wearing Hawaiian shirts with a can of Duff in hand.
And encapsulated in one of those puffy coat and a beanie.