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This is the retirement package I mentioned on another post. An Architect.
I've used a square edge moulding for these in the past and on balance think it works best with that profile although this was the choice of the fella buying it.
The fillets - I call them that for obvious reasons - were cut and fitted within 2 minutes with my Fillet Master and are absolutely spot on.
(I'm just ordering some more Fillet Masters - pm me if you are interested, 3 left at "old" prices.)

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Nice layout and what a good present for an architect, he should be over the moon with it, well done.
On a personal note I would have used a silver frame and lip-slip to match the tone of the instruments, but some customers just will not take advise :head: they have something in mind and you just can't get them to change it.
I've an old set of compasses knocking around (which I used at school) I'm might just give them the same treatment (in silver) when I get some time
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You raise an interesting point for me Steve - the confidence on colour(s) that only comes with experience / "the eye".
Other than the nibs the instruments are an alloy and look a pale gold rather than silver, in the flesh. Nevertheless when gold was chosen it didn't occur to me to advise otherwise. So I really appreciate your suggestion on silver and will have a go with silver on a similar set as I do quite a few of these.
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Good job Trinity and well executed, I'm sure the recipient was delighted.

How are the instruments fixed?
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That looks a great job. Please let us know how they are fixed in.
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I spy with my little eye, something beginning with 'M' :clap:
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Masonic rituals? :handshake:
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When I first looked it was on my phone - I have a better zoom on the laptop and can see some M now.
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Hi Trinity

As I said it was personal view, and it was great that you took it that way, it's the problem with monitors, it can be hard to see colours sometimes, and I bet they look even better in the flesh, got to put it on my to do list, find compasses
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Steve, helpful hints sharpen me up so I'm all for them! Doesn't help when I'm colour blind on reds / greens either.

Yes,your right of course it is that prince of polyester,Melinex, something that this forum (Robo) introduced me too. As well as a monster roll I got another roll 25mm wide, and cut into 6" lengths it'll make four or five of the little straps.
I've set these out manually over graph paper using a scalpel but now I use my Wizard cmc, which has functions a bit like graph paper, or that battleships game so you can plot your slit.
I set out at 5 x 30mm single apertures and at the end convert to .5 x 3mm on a reverse bevel cut from the back, then thread the melinex straps through and tape from behind.
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