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Spent 4 hours trying to get a door skin to line up right
The bottom edge kept sitting proud by almost an eighth of an inch. I finally realized the inner brace had a tiny bend from a past repair. Anyone know a good trick for checking brace alignment before you commit the skin?
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max6317mo ago
Try a straight edge across the brace before gluing.
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william_garcia7mo ago
My last project needed three braces to line up perfectly.
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grant.kevin6mo ago
Ever think a simple visual check was enough? I used to just eyeball braces and got burned more than once. Now I run a thin bead of modeling clay along the brace edge before a test fit. The skin presses into it and leaves a perfect impression, showing high spots clear as day. It sounds silly but that little trick saved me from a major redo last month.
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