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6/8: I forgot to test the splicer before using it. Fortunately the ferrules did not slam. I will have to be more careful in the future.
6/8: I forgot to test the splicer before using it. Fortunately the ferrules did not slam. I will have to be more careful in the future.
6/11: I want to make a plan for fusing. Today I had some problems at the beginning but as I went on my fibers were strong enough and looked reasonably transparent. If I am getting good results like this, I want to move on from practice.
However, sometimes when I thought I was ready problems arose and I changed my mind. Last week, I had a string of successes and I thought I was ready, but then a series of failures stopped me from moving forward.
This week, though, if I let the machine do most of the work I may be able to avoid a long string of problems.
I do need to address some questions, though.
1. Should I measure the sci-fis before fusing? Is that something we have done in the past but don't need to continue or is it something that is still essential?
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