Cam degreeing help me understand!

dartfreak75 said
I like this idea my only concern is that they would have to be clean and free of any splinters or anything that could potentially chip off that would be bad to have a chip of wood stuck in the lifter bore lol. I think I'm gonna try this.

Hardwood will be a better selection than a softwood pine dowel.

Basically no pressure on it except the dial indicator tip at the top. Put some of your cam lube on the bottom, and the cam lobe too.