[CAUT] S&S hammer flange rail material and cheap mylar

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 David,

I have been using sandpaper, too.? 80 grit wet/dry with spray adhesive on the back (120 if you want to lower the hammer flange center pin just a tad).? The rocks on that paper do make the flanges stay put.? I learned this from Richard Davenport, who has done it this way for many years.

Alan Eder


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>
To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 4:04 pm
Subject: Re: [CAUT] S&S hammer flange rail material  and cheap mylar










Alan:

I've used just about everything on hammer rails from name board felt, to
Genuine Steinway hammer rail felt to sandpaper.  I think I've been
happiest with sandpaper.  Flanges stay where I put them better that way.
One of our esteemed colleagues used to recommend leaving them naked and
I've done that too.  Sandpaper is still my favorite.

dp


David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of
Alan McCoy
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 5:55 PM
To: College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>
Subject: [CAUT] S&S hammer flange rail material and cheap mylar

Hi Folks,

I've used a variety of materials for this application. I'm about to put
on
another set of S&F and wanted to hear what other techs are using. I've
been
searching the fabric stores to find a good material with no success yet.
I'm
thinking wool or cotton with some body to it. The strips from S&S are $8
each. Being cheap, I'd like to be able to do 5 actions for $8 and figure
I
can do that if I find the right fabric.

Speaking of finding something cheap. I called around last month to try
to
find a roll of Mylar. I called a local graphics supply store and they
happened to have a "damaged" roll of mylar (core was very slightly
flattened) that they would sell to me for $5. The roll is something like
30"
by 150 feet, which would normally sell for more than $100. That's a lot
of
bridge patterns! So if you're looking for some mylar, you might search
around for "damaged" rolls. Apparently if the cardboard core is
flattened
slightly the roll can't be used in machines.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Alan


-- Alan McCoy, RPT
Eastern Washington University
amccoy at mail.ewu.edu
509-359-4627
509-999-9512







 

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