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| [title] Preparing ear stem removal | |
| - | [* black] For Penny only, I recommend re-inserting the orbital screws to add more stiffness to the frame for the follwing steps (closed structures can take significantly more load). Penny is the only X-Metal with spring hinges on its ear stems. Removing the latter, requires putting quite some load |
| + | [* black] For Penny only, I recommend re-inserting the orbital screws to add more stiffness to the frame for the follwing steps (closed structures can take significantly more load). Penny is the only X-Metal with spring hinges on its ear stems. Removing the latter, requires putting quite some load onto the frame. |
| [* black] (Removing ear stems on other X-metals is just a matter of unscrewing them. Make sure you don't loose the four slim plastic washers per ear stem on those models) | |
| [* black] Cover a bench vice with some old cloths so it won't scratch up your frame | |
| - | [* black] Clamp an orbital into the bench vice. The last picture is not showing the optimal position (refer to next step for that): the orbital screw should have been |
| + | [* black] Clamp an orbital into the bench vice. The last picture is not showing the optimal position (refer to next step for that): the orbital screw should have been reinserted (not shown here) and the frame should be low in the bench and close to the hinge, so you can push against it without causing too much torsion on the frame. |