In preparation to building my first framelock flipper I have been reading up several tutorials and watch videos on how people fit up the lock to the tang. There seem to be 2 approaches
1. Fit the lock to the tang.
2. Fit the tang to the lock.
With option 1 I can see that potentially the gap in the frame could get larger as you fit things up. How much is probably dependent on how close you cut to the line. So from an aesthetic point of view an even gap is probably a good thing.
With option 2 I can see that the gap in the frame will be the same for the end and for the longer gap but you run into the potential for taking so much off you need to grind into the area covered by the washers.
So which way do you do it and why did you pick that way?
1. Fit the lock to the tang.
2. Fit the tang to the lock.
With option 1 I can see that potentially the gap in the frame could get larger as you fit things up. How much is probably dependent on how close you cut to the line. So from an aesthetic point of view an even gap is probably a good thing.
With option 2 I can see that the gap in the frame will be the same for the end and for the longer gap but you run into the potential for taking so much off you need to grind into the area covered by the washers.
So which way do you do it and why did you pick that way?