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Super Alpha Nosecone Part 3 Final Shaping

The sandpaper was switched over to 220 grit. The center dot is still visible. More shaping and the center dot is almost gone. The balsa cone was taped to the wall. I held the print a little forward of that to check the profiles side by side. Is it perfect? No, but it's close enough for me. Over the years the same catalog nose cone shapes changed depending on how old the grinder was. A half an hour later, the new shaped nose cone. Sure, it would have been easier to order a... [Read More]