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yet another gps handlebar mount

Step 2Measuring the metal

measuring the metal
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I don't know what this tool is called, but it's pretty cool. It consists of a row of many long pins which you can press against a 3-dimensional surface and trace it's outline. I've been looking for a use for this tool, perhaps this is one.

I've pressed the back of my gps into the tool to capture the form I need to make out of metal.
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Jan 9, 2010. 12:22 PMTinworm says:
it is called a profile gauge
Sep 6, 2008. 4:07 PMqwertyboy says:
it's a depth gauge

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