[pianotech] Cutting felt cloth lengthwise

[Shawn Hansen]

I pull the material against a fresh razor blade tapped into the edge of
piece of wood.  An old back-action tray works great, so that the upright
portion of the tray acts as a guide.  Tap the blade into your edge X" from
the corner of the tray, X being the width of strip you need.  Cut enough
freehand to hold the material and pull it against the blade with one hand
while gently feeding/holding the material to the guide.  Note that the jig
is firmly clamped down on the bench.

Shawn

On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 11:21 PM, Dale Erwin <erwinspiano at aol.com> wrote:

>  Dear cut up.
>
>  A sharp blade, a straight edge, a steady hand and some kind of fabric
> cutting board tp prevent the edge from dulling quickly.
>
>  *Dale S. Erwin
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: limhseng at gmail.com
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Sun, Jul 3, 2011 7:05 pm
> Subject: [pianotech] Cutting felt cloth lengthwise
>
>  Dear list,
> May I ask what kind of set up and tools are needed when we need to cut felt
> cloth lengthwise as straight as possible?
> Thanks!
> Lim
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Shawn Hansen RPT
certified piano technician
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