[CAUT] Hammer Alignment

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Conrad-

I have just done as you suggest.

Titebond, one year old, does spin.

Hide glue, 10+ years old, does not spin with the amount of heat I use, and the hammer shank does begin to twist as Don suggests.

This still leaves the question of adequate glue strength after heating.

Ed Sutton


-----Original Message-----
>From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco at luther.edu>
>Sent: Mar 30, 2006 11:44 AM
>To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Hammer Alignment
>
>At 08:14 AM 3/30/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>>Wim,
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>>I would submit to you that the glue never lets go or moves - I think that 
>>when you heat the glue joint and twist the hammer, you are actually 
>>twisting the shank wood.  Unless you have just glued the shanks on in the 
>>past few hours, there is not enough moisture in the glue or shank to 
>>soften the glue up enough.
>>
>>
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>Interesting discussion...
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>I wonder if Wim, or others could show this hammer spinning vs: shank 
>twisting by inscribing a fine pencil mark on the end of the shank/molding 
>surface.
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>If it actually spins, wouldn't you see the line broken? If not, it _has_ to 
>be the shank, right?
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