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I took Bob Marvel's 1911 class at Montgomery Community College, Troy, NC last summer. One of the most impressive (ok, I'm easy) things was the way he measured the frame and slide for fitting. He had a dovetail jig to go between the slide slots so one could take a measurement and file/sand/cut the frame rails to fit with 0.002" clearance. Since last summer I'd tried to noodle out making one of his jigs when I hit on a great way to cheat using a size "C" adjustable parallel. That's the one that measures 11/16-15/16". Simply mill the edges to 0.100" wide x 0.080" (+/-) . I plan on putting a thumb screw in the binding hole and maybe some small socket head screws near the wide ends to make adjustments easier.
I've tried adding a couple of pic's, we'll see how it works )
I've tried adding a couple of pic's, we'll see how it works )