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17 December 2020 at 6:40 pm
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Before any modification, are the two cap iron identical? If not what about swapping them to test?
I have a cheap Silver%$£! #4 for which I have shortened the cap-Iron to resolve this problem (about 1mm) . It works.
Later I have used a punch and a hammer to make the hole in the cap-iron a little tighter.
see dimples on the cap-iron: