[CAUT] Action Rail Flange Cloth

[John Ross]

I seem to remember that Roger Jolly, used old jean material cut into strips 
for this purpose.
John Ross,
Windsor, Nova Scotia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Action Rail Flange Cloth


Mark Dierauf wrote:
> I've just used thin-ish nameboard felt. Using a revolving punch, I punch
> a hole near one end and install a flange to secure it. I then stretch
> the strip slightly along the rail and use a felt tipped pen to mark out
> the other holes, which I then punch using this same tool. I use a
> somewhat oversized hole, to compensate for operator error!

You're working way too hard! Glue your felt or braid down
first. Then, with a propane torch and a heated icepick, burn
each hole out for screw clearance. Stinks like Uncle Bilious
(remember him?), but it's quick and relatively idiot resistant.


> Thanks, Zeno  Wodehouse is hard to beat, but Mencken can come close!

Whatever the category, you can't go wrong with Mencken,
Bierce, Twain, Russell, or any other of the tragically few
thinking minority.
Ron N