<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Jim,<br> <br> Would there be any reason not to use both ribbon and sandpaper?  Does the ribbon </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">in do its job best</font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> when it is directly against the flange ?  Or would it still act as a noise damper between the sandpaper and the rail?<br> <br> Alan Eder<br> </font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Jim Busby <jim_busby@byu.edu><br> To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org><br> Sent: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 4:57 pm<br> Subject: Re: [CAUT] S&S hammer flange rail material and cheap mylar<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_0ac09b11-3a97-4f01-9523-514911812838" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>Alan,<br> <br> FWIW, Wally Brooks says that the ribbon is used because it has an definite <br> effect on tone. It acts as a sound "absorber", and if you experiment and put the <br> ribbon under a few and sandpaper under others you will notice more "action <br> noise" with the sandpaper. I tried it, and sure enough I heard a difference. I <br> still use sandpaper most the time but you might want to stick with the ribbon, <br> cloth, or whatever the stuff is, according to Wally.<br> <br> Regards,<br> Jim Busby BYU<br> <br> <br> <br> </tt></pre> </div>  <div id='u8CACFACFE5BEE0E-B40-ACF8' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"><A title="http://mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=mpqmap00050000000010" href="http://mapquest.com/toolbar?ncid=mpqmap00050000000010" target="_blank">Get the MapQuest Toolbar</A>. Directions, Traffic, Gas Prices & More!</FONT> </div>