Hi John,
It's possible to cut anything down - Question is, will it still work afterwards
I *think* Anilam are glass scales, so you may be able to cut it (the glass) with a Dremelloid and cutoff wheel, depending on whether you can get to it - some scales are dismantleable, some are glued up at the last stage in manufacture. Try detaching (carefully!) one of the end caps from the extrusion - if once the screws are out you can pull the cap off (gently!) you should be good to go. You may find that the glass is glued into the extrusion, in which case it's probably safest to cut the extrusion away (a bit at a time, if necessary) around the glass, then cut the glass scale itself with said dremelloid. This is all based on my knowledge of Easson and Knuth glass scales, so may be totally irrelevant!
If you want to keep the "reference" mark, it's usually in the middle of the scale,and you'll need to cut equal amounts from each end... It does mean you can get back to where you were after a power loss, though, even if some git plays with the handles while you're not looking...
I remember seeing a thread somewhere about cutting glass scales, might be worth exercising your GoogleNinja skills?
and of course, if you go ahead and do it...
Dave H. (the other one)
