In a message dated 11/19/99 6:45:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, mjmc@attglobal.net writes: << List, Last week I used Susan's CA and yellow glue combination on a bridle strap install and it worked very well and fast. Typically I glue the straps to the catcher shank right where it enters the hammer butt. I used a "brush" made from a piece of hammer felt glued to a hammer shank to put a dot of yellow glue on the shank, did 6 at a time, then put a dot of medium CA on the strap and held it in place for 3 seconds or so with a BSHIP stick. (Bridle strap hold in place). This was two hammer shanks glued end to end with a sleeve, one end carved to the curve of the catcher shank. With the straps previously cut, gluing all 88 in place took 30 minutes. That glue combination is my new friend, I should get a life. Mike -- Mike McCoy So Central Pa Chapter 170, PTG Middletown, Pa Mailto:mjmc@attglobal.net >> Did you give the hammer butts their last rites? CA glue in my humble opinion is excessive. Even with yellow glue. All you need is either hot hide glue, or liquid hide glue. Should you even need to replace them again you can then steam or clean the glue easily. With CA you cannot. By the way, with the action upside down in the cradle, and the hammer butts facing up, I can glue in the straps in 30 minutes or less, using the hot hide glue method. Dave Peake, RPT Portland Chapter Oregon City, OR
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