
Fitting a 3D Printed Dovetail Slide Without Adding Side Play
Use transfer color to identify real contact and correct matching high spots in small paired steps. For this job, control face angle, parallelism, insertion direction and accumulated clearance. Stop if one face becomes hollow, the joint develops wobble or debris scores the rail. Accept the work only when the slide travels through its required range with consistent drag and no measurable looseness.
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