  The first thing you need to do is get all your rings together and decide what you are going to use. Put them in the same order as you plan on installing them. Why? Becasue I'm anal and that's the way we do it. Next item is never assume anything. If you buy phenolic rings (or anything for that matter) which are made by someone else, never assume anything. In fact, assume that they are always wrong and your work will benefit as a result. So, in-other-words always true-up anything you are about to use. Get all your rings and sand one side on a belt sander bed. You do not do this under power. You can use any flat surface with sand paper glued down but be sure it's flat. Just sand in round motions until the surface is evenly sanded. This means to remove all shiny areas. We place all the sanded sides face down and then bring them over to our work piece. |