I tried clamping the base, edge, and template together to make it keep the straightness last night. But it didn't work, maybe a slight improvement, still probably 4 mm gaps at tip and tail. How straight do you think I have to get the edges before gluing them on? I bend them as best as a I can, but i...

Oh wow I can't believe I never even thought to do that, thats a great idea! Thanks!

Hello all, noob posting here for the first time. I have read through the trove of information available on this site and am eternally grateful for how much time and effort everyone gives to provide others in the community with guidance and information. I hope to gain enough experience to be able to ...

Thanks chismp, I thought that would probably be the best practice to avoid uneven pressure distribution during the press, but I don't exactly have the best tool to do the job, so I was double checking before committing to doing it

Looks awesome, nice work! I am in the process of building a splitty myself and have a question about how you did your core. Did you make a recessed cut-out in the core so that it lays down flush with both the inside and outside edges? Or just leave the core flat?