Key Steps for Grand Regulating  (KS) began as slideshow photos for a class. Here is an index of the Key Step blog postings so far:

1. New Offering in the Offing
2. Concerning Dags and Return Spring
3. Shape of Keybed
4. How Flat is the Keybed?
5. Bedding the Cheekblocks
6. Hidden Glidebolts
7. Testing the Backrail Fit
8. Bedding the Backrail
9. Bedding the Frontrail
10. Bedding the Balancerail
11. Bedding and Action Elevations
12. Solving Excess Friction
13. Preparing for Bedding, Key Level, and Strike Samples
14. Bedding and Key Level Sampling
15. Strike Sampling
16. Fixing Action Position on the Bench
17. Bedding Setup on the Bench
18. Strike Setup on the Bench
19. Recording Spacing Scale and Strike Heights
20. Key Leveling on the Bench
21. Hammer Prepping Off-Rail and Pinning
22. Key Steps Index
23. Hammer Prep On-Rail and Verticality
24. Regulate Samples / Additional Prep
25. Further Discretionary Prep
26. Begin Regulating with a Plan
27. Gauging the Plan - Part 1
28. Gauging the Plan - Part 2
29. Where Rubber Meets the Road (Stiff Keyframe)
30. Where Rubber Meets the Road (Flexible Keyframe)
31. Edge Cases and the Common No-Time Touchup
32. New Hammers for the Mason
33. Mason A Regulating - First Pass
34. Mason A - The Weighoff

Next week: Hammer Prep On-Rail and Verticality