[CAUT] vertical hammers

[Cy Shuster]

I see -- at 90 degrees to the shank, then?  Through both sides of the 
molding?  That makes sense, thanks.

--Cy--

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marcel Carey" <mcpiano@videotron.ca>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 11:14 AM
Subject: RE: [CAUT] vertical hammers


> Cy,
>
> I think the hole should be bored at the center of the incoming shank.
> The idea is that when using the original shanks you want to avoid
> having glue buildup inside the hammer. When this happens, it is
> difficult to have a nice hammer line because you could position the
> hammer and then the glue pressure would push it back upward. We only
> want to let that pressure out so the excess glue gets out.
>
> Marcel Carey, RPT
> Sherbrooke, QC