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You could also check braided fishing line like FireWire by Berkley. 

What type of wood is this?

Great job!

34 minutes ago, Gregory said:

While I agree with this,  I found the Dremel branded one to be very problematic with a lot of play in it that I could never work around.   

 

I settled on a small drill press that is working well so far.

I believe Vanda-Lay makes a better version. 

You might want to think about a mount for your dremel to convert it into a drill press.

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I've had good success with Delta Ceramcoat All Purpose Sealer. Any art and craft store should carry it. I get mine at Hobby Lobby.

Can't help you but that's an interesting piece.

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Welcome back! You're not the first to "leave things for awhile" and surely not the last. Mistakes are learning events.

Dave

Piano wire?

I too have the Starrett set. Not cheap but bought it and never looked back. Quality tool.

Thin brass shims to narrow the slot? . Wide variety of thicknesses available. CA glue to bond the shim to the standoff.

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If they make parallel pliers, why can't they make parallel tweezers?

Glad to hear things worked out. 

Keep us posted, please.

This is a picture from the Syren pdf file on assembly and sanding blocks.

This was my mod. 150 grit paper with 3 pieces glued to each of the 4 wood blocks. The triple sheets give the needed stiffness. Can't recall exactly where I got this idea, but it was a reliable source.

Seems that if the plastic is flexable enough it should work great.

I know I had instruction on modifying the sanding drum. I think it was published by Syren but I'll have to dig around, at times my organization skills are lacking.

I modified mine the same way as shown here. Great improvement in results.

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