The Bessey clamps may work for this application, but they are not highly rated. Not beefy enough for most other work. Al - High Point, NC On Feb 4, 2012, at 7:00 PM, Douglas Gregg wrote: > Tom, > It was I who put in a TT&T on the Garrett Wade clamps. They work > great. But I just tried to get some more and they have discontinuing > them. Instead, I have found the Bessey clamps in Amazon that work the > same. I have ordered four. See attachments for the Bessey and the > Garrett Wade versions. > > I use WeldBond glue to glue hammers when there are just a few. Wim is > right, it can continue but not always. Maybe I got lucky. The Weldbond > glue is quite thick PVA glue and does not soak in so fast. Another > similar adhesive that should be just as good is Titebond molding glue > that is just as thick. I usually leave them glued for several hours. > > Gel super glue might not soak in as much. > > With either or all three, it would probably help to prime the felt > with a thin coat and let it dry and then glue and clamp. The less glue > that gets into the felt the better as it brightens the hammer. They > can be voiced back down though. > > Doug Gregg > <Bessey XCR 4PC Ratcheting clamp 2 in.jpg><Garrett Wade clamp001.JPG> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120205/599ae1ff/attachment.htm>
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